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‘Much bigger than he had in mind’: Donald Trump pressures Fed Chair Jerome Powell for rate cut, warns house prices will soar

US President Donald Trump renewed his call for a significant interest rate cut Monday, intensifying pressure on the Federal Reserve just a day before its two-day policy meeting. Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump said: “Too Late” MUST CUT INTEREST RATES, NOW, AND BIGGER THAN HE HAD IN MIND. HOUSING WILL SOAR!!! President DJT”…

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Inflation watch: WPI rises to 0.52% in August after two months of deflation; food, manufacturing push prices higher

India’s wholesale price inflation (WPI) moved back into the positive zone in August, rising to 0.52 per cent after staying in deflation for two straight months, according to government data released on Monday. WPI had recorded (-) 0.58 per cent in July and (-) 0.19 per cent in June, while it stood at 1.25 per…

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Retail relief ahead: Bank of Baroda report sees CPI easing to 3.1% in FY26; GST cuts to soften prices further

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Prices of daily essentials may ease further in the coming months as recent cuts in GST begin to reflect in actual numbers, Bank of Baroda (BoB) said in its latest report. According to news agency ANI, the bank projects retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to average…

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