This is a mild sign of improvement for American households. Inflation moderated again in August in the United States, down to 8.3% annually, thanks to the sharp drop in gasoline prices, but it is higher than expected, while food prices continue to rise.
And in one month, inflation accelerated, increasing 0.1% compared to July, compared to 0.0% between June and July, according to the consumer price index (CPI) published this Tuesday by the Department of Labor. . Analysts had expected a drop to -0.1%.
Towards a new rise in key interest rates
The United States is also facing a substantial increase in prices for several months, and is struggling to contain it and fears a repeat of the disastrous episode that hit the country in the late 1980s.
Last Friday, the Governor of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, reaffirmed his ambition to combat inflation while avoiding the heavy social costs generated forty years earlier. To do this, the Fed should raise its reference rates again.
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Source: BFM TV
