Inflation

Transportation, shelter push up CPI to 1.5% Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Transportation, shelter push up CPI to 1.5%

The October result matched the expectations of economists.

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |November 18, 2016

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What may hold back ‘Trumpflation’ Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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What may hold back ‘Trumpflation’

Douglas Porter isn’t quite ready to call a big turnaround for inflation. Bond prices sank and yields reached a 2016 high this week as markets digested Trump’s surprise victory. Traders, predicting higher interest rates, had trimmed almost US$1.5 trillion in value from corporate and sovereign bonds as of Monday. This has led asset managers to […]

By Simon Doyle |November 16, 2016

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Feds hold off on rate hike before U.S. vote Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Feds hold off on rate hike before U.S. vote

Momentum is gathering behind a December U.S. interest rate hike, even as the Federal Reserve held its target range at 0.25% to 0.5% at its latest meeting.

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |November 2, 2016

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U.S. election overshadowing real market risk Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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U.S. election overshadowing real market risk

U.S. CPI rose at an annualized rate of 1.5% in September on higher energy prices, marking the fastest pace for inflation in five months.

By Jessica Bruno |October 25, 2016

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