NEW YORK: The US inflation data scheduled this week are expected to stay consistent with a gradual step-down in cost pressures, and will help determine the size of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) next interest-rate increase.
The consumer price index excluding food and energy, known as core CPI and seen as a better underlying indicator than the headline measure, is projected to have risen 0.3% in December.
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