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Inflation slowed slightly to 2.8% in February ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

The Labor Department released the consumer price index for February which found inflation was 2.8%, in line with economists' expectations ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

US consumer inflation slows in February; tariffs expected to boost prices

U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in February as higher shelter costs were partially offset by cheaper airline fares, giving the Federal Reserve room to keep interest rates unchanged next week while monitoring the economic impact of a trade war.

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · 6h

CPI February update: Egg prices up another 10% though inflation cools

February's CPI report showed egg prices were once again the most volatile, increasing by an average of 10.4% last month. Here's what else it showed.

Fed seen resuming interest-rate cuts

CBS News · 4h

Inflation rate rose by 2.8% in February, CPI report shows. Here's what that means for price relief.

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than the Fed would like.

MarketWatch · 5h

After CPI inflation report, federal-funds futures point to no Fed rate cuts before June

Traders in the federal-funds futures market are expecting the Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark interest rate steady until June, when they anticipate a potential rate cut. Fed-funds futures pointed to a 99% probability of the Fed keeping its policy rate at the current level of 4.

Reuters · 4h

Cooler inflation paves way for Fed to resume rate cuts in June

Cooler inflation last month leaves the door open for the Federal Reserve to resume cutting interest rates by mid-year, but the central bank remains worried that U.S. tariff hikes could rekindle price pressures,

Inflation has slowed, but prices remain sticky in core CPI data, cautions BlackRock’s Rick Rieder

The slower pace of U.S. inflation in February is in line with the moderation seen over the past couple of years, yet it remains above the Federal Reserve’s target, as many areas of the consumer-price ...

US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

The consumer price index increased 2.8 percent in February from a year ago, Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department ...

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Dropping Egg, Oil and Other Prices Could Get Inflation Below 2.0% in the Summer

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI) for both all-items and core increased 0.2% in February, slightly below ...

CPI Report Today: Prices Rose 2.8% in Past Year; Dow Futures Gain

The Consumer Price Index Report is due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, ...

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