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Inflation expectations derived from the bond market were rising on Friday, suggesting simmering concerns about future price gains despite Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's willingness to consider cutting interest rates.
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Incomes are still trailing inflation four years after the pandemic-era surge in prices, causing a financial pinch for many households.
The economy could soon see a big drop in shelter prices that slashes the current inflation rate by more than half, Rosenberg Research said.
This increase was mainly driven by soaring air fares - which jumped by 30.2% - driven by higher school holiday prices - here's why. Meanwhile, food price inflation rose to 4.9% driven by higher prices for goods including beef, instant coffee and orange juice.
Ben Plowden, chief executive of lobby group Campaign for Better Transport, said: “Today’s inflation figure could mean a big fare rise for rail passengers next year, especially if the Government decides to go with an above-inflation increase like we saw this year.
British inflation hit its highest in 18 months in July when it increased to 3.8% from 3.6%, official data showed on Wednesday, once again leaving the country with the fastest rate of price increases among the world's largest rich economies.
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The results reveal a linguistic divide. Countries in the EU and Asia perform well. France now has the least entrenched inflation of all the countries we looked at. Chapeau bas to them. Japanese inflation, true to form, has a feeble grip.
The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 4.9% in the year to July, up from 4.5% in the year to June. It was the fourth month in a row in which food and drink inflation had risen, bringing prices to their highest since February 2024.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said while some recent inflation readings have come in better than expected, he hopes one “dangerous” data point is just a blip.
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