Japan core inflation rose 3% in February, bolstering expectations of interest rate hikes

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  US inflation fell more than expected to 2.8% in February

  Figure bolsters case for cental bank to cut interest rates amid signs of slowing economic growth
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 12

• Inflation rate eased to 2.8% in February, lower than expected

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  CNBC - Mar. 12

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  CBS News - Mar. 12

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  CNBC - Mar. 12

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  Financial Times - Mar. 14

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  MarketWatch - 2d
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  Price growth cooled more than expected in February, before Trump ramped up tariffs

  The president took office promising to immediately lower inflation, but economists say his expanding trade war threatens progress on price hikes.
  
  NBC News - Mar. 12
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  The Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper.

  The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at the end of its two-day meeting next week, despite some encouraging news on inflation.
  
  NBC News - Mar. 14

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  CBS News - Mar. 12

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