The latest U.S. CPI data was released. The July CPI year-on-year and month-on-month data were both lower than expected, indicating that inflation peaked and fell temporarily. But inflationary pressures remained strong, with the food price index rising 10.9 percent year-on-year, the fastest pace since May 1979. Although the energy price index fell month-on-month, electricity prices rose 1.6%.
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