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Markets slash bets on rate cuts after US inflation rises to 3.5%

  • List the inflation rates for January-March this year

  • How does current inflation compare to one year ago? Four years ago?

  • How does the Fed’s action compare to market expectations?

Ariel Slonim at MRU Econinbox

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