US inflation eases in July as petrol prices drop
US consumer prices rose at annual rate of 8.5% in July, more slowly than June as petrol prices fell …
But because higher interest rates reduce economic activity, the bank risks tipping the economy into a prolonged downturn, or recession. Last month, the US Commerce Department reported that the economy shrank in the April-June period, the second quarter in a row of decline.
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