A Labor Department report showed the PPI for final demand rose 0.2% in March, against forecasts of a 0.3% increase.
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US consumer prices accelerate; seen delaying Fed rate cut
U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in March as Americans paid more for gasoline and rental housing.
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US small-business sentiment slides to lowest level in more than 11 years
NFIB said its Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.9 point to 88.5 last month, the lowest level since December 2012.
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US retail sales miss expectations; producer prices accelerate
Consumer spending appeared to be slowing in the first quarter amid rising inflation and high borrowing costs.
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Wall Street climbs, lifted by Uber, Lyft and Nvidia
Nvidia briefly displaced Alphabet as the U.S. stock market’s third most valuable company.
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Inflation cools, but still well above the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%
Inflation cools to 4%, that’s the lowest in 2 years, but it’s still well above the pre-pandemic average and the Fed’s target rate of 2%.
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