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The financial markets are intently focused today on US inflation data. Expectations are that both the headline CPI and core CPI remained unchanged in October from the previous month’s readings of 2.4% and 3.3%, respectively. This stagnation in disinflation supports the notion that bringing inflation back to Fed’s 2% target may prove increasingly challenging in […]

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