US inflation outpaces wage growth, increasing likelihood of Federal Reserve rate hike

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US inflation outpaces wage growth, increasing likelihood of Federal Reserve rate hike

⚡ Markets: Reinforces 'higher for longer' interest rate narrative, putting upward pressure on bond yields and downward pressure on equities, particularly growth stocks. Strengthens the US dollar.US 10Y YieldSPXNASDAQUSD

Recent US economic data shows consumer prices rose 3.4% over the past year while wages increased only 3.1%, reinforcing inflation concerns. Driven partly by surging oil prices, the figures are strengthening market expectations that the Federal Reserve will implement another interest rate increase.

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RegionalJapan Times — All eyes on Warsh as rate-hike fever spreads across G7 central banks

Financial pressWall Street Journal — Firm Inflation Reading Pushes Fed Closer to a Rate Increase

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Financial pressCNBC — Stocks stumble on inflation fears, but 2 of our names give us reasons to stay bullish

Financial pressCNBC — Inflation is outpacing wage growth again, squeezing Americans’ paychecks

Primary sourceUS Labor Stats (BLS) — Top Picks - BLS.gov

Primary sourceUS Labor Stats (BLS) — BLS Public Data API v2 - Info - Bureau of Labor Statistics

Primary sourceUS Labor Stats (BLS) — average salary - BLS.gov - Bureau of Labor Statistics

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