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US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging

By ⁠Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Even if overall inflation slows next year as the U.S. Federal Reserve anticipates, President Donald Trump will still face political headwinds over the cost of living ⁠with home mortgage rates expected to remain comparatively high, tariff-related price increases on goods seen persisting through the first part of…

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US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging

By ⁠Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Even if overall inflation slows next year as the U.S. Federal Reserve anticipates, President Donald Trump will still face political headwinds over the cost of living ⁠with home mortgage rates expected to remain comparatively high, tariff-related price increases on goods seen persisting through the first part of…

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JPMorgan supercharges its bet on national security by hiring Combs from Berkshire

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Exclusive-Apollo explores $3 billion-plus exit of membership club operator Invited, sources say

By ⁠Abigail Summerville Dec 11 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management is ⁠exploring options, including a sale or initial public offering, for Invited that could ⁠value the operator of golf and membership clubs at more than $3 billion including debt, ​according to sources familiar with the matter. Investment banks JPMorgan ‍and Wells Fargo are working on…

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Fed’s Powell says inflation overshoot caused by Trump tariffs

Dec ⁠10 (Reuters) – Federal ⁠Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ⁠said Wednesday that the ​current overshooting of ‍the central bank’s 2% inflation target is ​mostly the result of President Donald Trump’s ​import tax hikes. “It’s really ⁠tariffs that ‌are causing the most of ⁠the ​inflation overshoot,” Powell said ‌after the latest Fed meeting, ‍reiterating his expectation…

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Costco beats quarterly sales estimates on strong demand

Dec ⁠11 (Reuters) – Costco Wholesale beat ⁠Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue ⁠on Thursday, on the back of resilient ​demand from consumers across income groups ‍amid rising economic uncertainty. Surging inflation and a weak job market have been pushing shoppers ​to trade down and hunt for bargains on everything from essentials such as groceries ​to…

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