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Headline CPI inflation for March came in at 2.3% year-on-year (y/y), below expectations for a 2.6% y/y print (and the February print of 2.6% y/y). The deceleration was due to lower prices for gasoline and air travel. On the former, prices at the pump were down almost 2% on the month, and excluding this impact, […]

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