A poll by Bloomberg revealed that economists expected the India's central bank to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent for the eight consecutive time
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Friday, matching the unrevised gain in March
Central bank highlights trading risks and, high reliance on bulk deposits of banks
Economists will pay close attention to the data ahead of the release of inflation figures from the wider euro zone on Friday
The weighted median inflation rate, among the three indicators closely watched as a gauge on whether price rises are broadening
Incoming data suggests that headline inflation is likely to be below the targeted level of 5 per cent in the upcoming months
'While many of the challenges we face are similar to those encountered by our counterparts, some are uniquely difficult for us,' the BOJ chief added
Panetta has said inflation is showing a common underlying trend as it is declining in all major economic areas and that risks to financial stability have reduced
It is popularly used to calculate 'indexed cost of acquisition', while calculating capital gains at the time of sale of any capital asset
The Office for National Statistics said inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, fell to 2.3 per cent in the year to April, down from 3.2 per cent in March
Consumer prices rose by an annual 2.3 per cent last month, down sharply from a 3.2 per cent increase in March
"The economy now seems to be evolving closer to what the Committee expected," Waller said, referring to the central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee
Much of the drop in headline consumer price inflation - from a peak of 11.1 per cent a year and a half ago - is due to falling energy prices which are beyond the BoE's control
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Gold climbed more than 1% to a record $2,449.89 an ounce, while three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange surged as much as 4.1% to a historic high of $11,104.50
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'If you have higher rates and - God forbid - stagflation, you will see stress in real estate and leveraged companies, and private credit,' Dimon said
The reports suggested that domestic demand was cooling, which is likely to be welcomed by officials at the U.S. central bank as they try to engineer a "soft-landing" for the economy
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has downplayed the potential for rate hikes this year and recent data showed cooling in the labor market