august inflation news

Inflation Cooled in August, Keeping the Fed Poised to Cut Rates

Consumer Price Index inflation continued to cool, reaching a new three-year low. But signs of stubbornness lingered under the surface.

MoneyWeek · 1d

Inflation held steady in August – will interest rates fall tomorrow?

It is the second month in a row where inflation came in at 2.2%, after creeping up in July. But a rate cut still looks unlikely from the Bank of England tomorrow

MarketWatch on MSN · 1d

Investors renew focus on inflation data as Fed weighs size of expected September rate cut

Wednesday’s consumer-price index for August may end up being the deciding factor as to whether the Federal Reserve will deliver a bigger-than-usual, 50-basis-point rate cut on Sept. 18.

Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for 4th Month as BOJ Meets

Reuters · 4h

Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August

Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest rate hikes.

Bloomberg L.P. · 4h

Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for Fourth Month as BOJ Meets

Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting.

Daily Journal · 3h

Japan inflation firms to 2.8% ahead of BoJ rate decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

7don MSN

Inflation Extends Cooling Streak to Hit 2.5% in August

The consumer-price index climbed 2.5% from a year earlier, teeing up the Federal Reserve to begin gradually reducing interest ...

Marketplace8d

August CPI shows inflation’s sticky in services

Airline tickets and eating out cost more in August than July. But price gains are easing in other previously sticky ...

8don MSN

Inflation fell for fifth month in a row to 2.5% in August, clearing way for Fed easing

Inflation fell four-tenths of a percentage point to 2.5% for the year in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported ...

1don MSN

UK inflation holds steady in August, matching expectations

U.K. inflation came in at 2.2% for the month of August, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. The ...

8don MSN

Annual US consumer inflation fell to 2.5% in August, a 3-year low

The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low ...

1don MSN

South African inflation falls more than expected in August

South Africa's headline consumer inflation fell slightly more than expected to 4.4% year-on-year in August from 4.6% in July, ...

AOL8d

Inflation rises 2.5% in August, less than expected

Inflation fell in August to the lowest level in over three years, adding to the Federal Reserve's case for an interest rate cut next week even as prices remained uncomfortably high for millions of ...

Argentina Posts Slightly Higher Than Expected August Inflation

Argentina’s monthly inflation rose slightly above expectations in August, representing a setback for President Javier Milei’s ...

India's August wholesale inflation cools to 1.31% as global oil prices fall

India's wholesale price index rose 1.31% in August from a year earlier, government data released on Tuesday showed.

Japan Consumer Prices Rose at Slightly Faster Pace in August

Japan’s consumer inflation grew at a slightly faster pace in August and stayed well above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target.

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