Category: Trimmed
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Dallas Fed trimmed mean PCE price index for July 1.7% versus 1.8% in June
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Average 12-month reduction was 2.7% versus 2.8% previously. Looking at the data, we see some notable changes: Eggs: a massive 90.9% increase (1-month annual change) Window coverings: significant decrease of -27.3% Used Cars: Huge drop of -25.2% Jewelry: Significant decrease of -20.4% Natural Gas: Down -7.7% Physician services: slight decrease…
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Fed Held Rates As Expected, Trimmed Potential Cuts from Three Down to One this Year
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 5.25-5.50% as expected in its last announcement. Their official statement acknowledged this “There has been modest additional progress towards the committee’s 2% inflation target.” In recent months, which has been more optimistic compared to…
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Why Kenya trimmed appetite for IMF debt
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Kenya has cut its planned borrowing from the International Monetary Fund by 7.2 percent to 465.4 billion shillings ($3.6 billion) after a partial repayment of its first eurobond spooked global investors. This comes weeks after the size of the country’s budget support from the World Bank was reduced by 20…