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Global shares and the dollar rose on Thursday after U.S. consumer price inflation moderated in July and boosted hopes the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate hiking cycle – but key data that still awaits policymakers kept investors cautious. The consumer price index (CPI) gained 0.2% last month, the Labor Department said, lifting the annualized rate to 3.2% from 3% in June. Economists polled by Reuters expected headline CPI to rise to rise a bit faster at 3.3%. The pace of core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices,
August 10, 2023