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Asian shares: Asian shares echo US drop as tariffs hit sentiment - The Economic Times

Published 2 weeks ago2 minute read

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” and should be held steady for some time as officials wait for evidence inflation is returning to their 2% target.

The comments come ahead of the Fed’s preferred inflation metric due later Friday, which is expected to cool to the slowest pace since June. However, glacial progress on taming price pressures overall will keep policymakers cautious about lowering interest rates further.

The core personal consumption expenditures price index — which excludes often-volatile food and energy costs — probably rose 2.6% in the year through January in Commerce Department data due on Friday. Overall PCE inflation likely eased on an annual basis as well, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists.

“Indications that price pressures may be catching a second wind even before the potential impact of additional tariffs should send a cautionary message about the near-term inflation outlook,” said Jim Baird at Plante Moran Financial Advisors.

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