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Federal Reserve to Slow Rate Increases and Offer Hints at Future

Central bankers are still fighting inflation, but are poised to slow to a rate increase of half a percentage point at their final meeting of 2022.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Inflation Cooled Notably in November, Good News for the Fed

Consumer Price Index data reinforces that inflation is beginning to slow down just ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December rate decision.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Stocks Soar as Investors Welcome Signs of Cooling Inflation

The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.

By Isabella Simonetti

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Stocks soar as investors welcome signs of cooling inflation.

The slowdown in price gains in November provided Wall Street with a strong indication that the Federal Reserve could slow down interest rate increases.

By Isabella Simonetti