After a flat July, US consumer prices increased by 0.1% in August, defying forecasts for a decline. The benchmark inflation indicator, the consumer price index, went up 0.2% from July to August. Mixed results were obtained from the US central bank’s attempts to reduce inflation without drastic rate increases. Investors are now being cautioned by analysts to get ready for impulsive rate increases that could start a recession. In the midst of this instability, the dollar is also suffering.
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