Inflation

Biden touts cooling inflation, slams Trump tariffs at press conference
President Joe Biden on Thursday trumpeted the latest inflation report in the opening remarks of his highly anticipated solo press conference in Washington. “Just this morning, we had a great economic report showing inflation is down,” he said. “Overall, prices fell last month. Core inflation is the lowest it’s been in three years.” The consumer […]
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High inflation is largely not Biden’s or Trump’s fault, economists say
Key Points The consumer price index moderated again in June 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. The CPI annual inflation rate has declined to 3% from a 9.1% pandemic-era peak in 2022. Neither President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump shoulder much of the blame for high inflation, economists said. Source
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Inflation falls 0.1% in June from prior month, helping case for lower rates
The monthly inflation rate dipped in June for the first time in more than four years, providing further cover for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates later this year. The consumer price index, a broad measure of costs for goods and services across the U.S. economy, declined 0.1% from May, putting the 12-month […]
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China’s inflation numbers miss expectations, rising 0.2% in June
Consumers are shopping at a supermarket in Qingzhou, China, on June 12, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s consumer price inflation rose by 0.2% in June from a year ago, missing expectations, while producer prices fell in-line with forecasts, data from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed. China’s consumer […]
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