Analysis of Current Inflation Trends and Impact on Monetary Policy

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Exploring the current inflation trends, highlighting a decrease in overall inflation rates but a rise in core services inflation, particularly in areas like dining out and insurance. The chapter emphasizes the impact of rising rental prices and the shift from pandemic-induced goods inflation to services inflation due to increased spending and wage pressures.

The west is focusing on new technology in nuclear energy to reduce reliance on Russia and carbon, and profits at Chinese ecommerce group PDD Holdings soared 146% in three months to December. Plus, price rises in services in the US are making the Federal Reserve’s decision-making over interest rates more complicated.

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