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Fed Rate Puzzle Gets Final Inflation, Retail Pieces

Key economic data markers for the Federal Reserve are set to show still-hot US inflation and a backslide in retail sales ahead of the central bank's upcoming meeting.

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  • Core CPI expected to rise 0.4% in February, 5.5% from a year ago.
  • Retail sales forecast to fall 0.2% in February after 0.3% increase in January.
Fed Rate Puzzle Gets Final Inflation, Retail Pieces
Reports this week expected to show still-hot US inflation and a backslide in retail sales round out the last of key economic data markers for Federal Reserve policymakers ahead of their upcoming meeting.
BloombergVince Golle

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