The updated projections see the Fed funds target rate edging down to 5.1% by the end of next year, and to 3.9% by the end of 2025. Since the Fed began tightening in March, core inflation has cooled. But its slow descent toward the central bank’s 2% target has been slow and uneven. The SEP forecasts inflation to drop to 3.3% by year-end, and to approach the central bank’s average annual 2% target.
Retail inflation at 6.2 per cent dims early rate cut hopes
India’s retail inflation unexpectedly jumped to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, driven by soaring vegetable, fruit, and edible oil prices. This surge breaches
November 13, 2024