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CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

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Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
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Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Economy’s solid growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation, Powell says at Jackson Hole
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Economy’s solid growth could require more Fed hikes to fight inflation, Powell says at Jackson Hole

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday in a closely watched speech that also

US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation
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US price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation

WASHINGTON Signs that inflation pressures in the United States are steadily easing emerged Friday in reports that consumer prices rose in June at their slowest pace in more than two years and that w

Fed lifts rate by quarter-point but says inflation is easing
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Fed lifts rate by quarter-point but says inflation is easing

WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. And the Fed signaled that even thoug