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Following on from a dovish Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR), attention in the UK will shift this week to the details of the February MPC minutes (Wednesday). Although the tone of the minutes are likely to echo key the messages emanating from the report – chiefly, that should the evolution of…

Following on from last week’s decision by the MPC to halt its programme of quantitative easing, attention will shift to the detail of its quarterly Inflation Report (published on Wednesday), which would have been a key input into the MPC’s deliberations. Key themes arising from the statement accompanying the policy…

Treasury yields fell across the curve this week as the latest economic snapshot conveyed a picture of tepid U.S. recovery, still-benign underlying inflation pressures and a Fed that is poised to remain on the sidelines for quite some time to come. A successful 30-year auction on Thursday – which showed…

American families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 percent — the sharpest drop since 1990. Consumer inflation rose 2.7 percent.









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A historic economic crisis has left Americans with plenty of things to worry about. But is inflation one of them?







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The stock market fell from 14-month highs and Treasurys slipped Tuesday after inflation rose faster than expected last month.







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The economy flashed a warning sign of inflation Tuesday.







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Improvement in headline economic reports on manufacturing and employment suggest continued economic growth. Our outlook remains for positive economic growth at 2.5 percent plus for the next four quarters with continued low inflation. For manufacturing, the gains in the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Index reflected improvement in orders, production…

Productivity surged in the third quarter by the largest amount in six years while labor costs fell. While that indicates inflation is under control, it also signals workers’ wages are getting squeezed.







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The FOMC minutes of 4 November are likely to confirm that the majority of committee members still consider it warranted to maintain the fed funds rate at exceptionally low levels for an extended period, given low resource utilisation rates, subdued inflation and stable inflation expectations. There will have been some…