U.S. Inflation Report Expected to Show Stubbornly High Prices in February

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  February consumer price index report shows slight inflation improvement

  New numbers released today say that inflation has improved slightly, with the February consumer price index report showing a 2.8% rise from year before and price growth climbing 0.2% from January ...
  
  NBC News - 1h

• A big inflation report is on the way Wednesday. Here's what to expect

  The consumer price index for February is forecast to show an increase of 0.3% for goods and services across the largest economy in the world.
  
  CNBC - 18h
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  Price growth cooled more than expected in February, before Trump ramped up tariffs

  Price growth cooled more than expected in February, a welcome sign for markets that have become spooked by the specter of persistent inflation, though evolving U.S. trade policies complicate the ...
  
  NBC News - 5h

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

  The core consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in February and 3.2% from a year ago.
  
  CNBC - 13m

• Treasury yields edge up after CPI inflation data comes in cooler than expected

  Bond yields turned higher Wednesday after the consumer-price index report for February came in cooler than Wall Street expected.
  
  MarketWatch - 1h

• U.S. payroll growth totals 151,000 in February, less than expected

  Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 170,000 in February, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
  
  CNBC - 5d
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  Inflation Data Test May Rock Unsteady Stock Market

  The U.S. consumer price index report could generate concerns if inflation is still simmering.
  
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• 2-year Treasury note yield bounces from October low as investors await U.S. inflation report

  U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the latest consumer price index reading.
  
  CNBC - 16h

• Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed despite tariff uncertainty and recession fears in the U.S.

  Economists polled by Reuters expect India's inflation rate to slow to 3.98% in February from 5.68% in January.
  
  CNBC - 6h

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