Inflation Falls for 6th Straight Month. It’s Positive for the Fed
Inflation Falls for 6th Straight Month. It’s Positive for the Fed
Source: MarketWatchConsumer prices rose at a 6.5% annual pace in December, marking a sizable deceleration from November and notching the sixth straight month of slowing inflation.
消費者價格在 12 月份以每年 6.5％ 的速度上漲，標誌著從 11 月份開始出現了相當大的減速，並且連續第六個月放緩通脹。
The consumer-price index ticked down 0.1% over the month in December from a month earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday, compared to a 0.1% climb in November. Economists had expected prices to stay flat in December and slow to a 6.5% annual pace from the previous month’s 7.1%.
勞工部週四報導，12 月份消費者價格指數下降了 0.1%，而 11 月份則上漲了 0.1%。經濟學家此前預計 12 月份價格將保持平穩，並從上個月的 7.1％ 放緩至 6.5％ 的年度速度。
Consumer price growth is expected to have slowed significantly in December from a year ago as both gas and goods prices fell, reflecting effects of the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening on the broader economy.
由於天然氣和商品價格均下跌，預計 12 月份消費者價格增長將大幅放緩，反映美聯儲金融緊縮對更廣泛經濟的影響。
Source: MarketWatch
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