Inflation sticks around as CPI surprises, fueling Fed caution and higher rate-hike odds
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A hotter-than-expected CPI reading suggests inflation may prove stickier than hoped, prompting the Fed to stay cautious and lifting odds of further rate hikes; markets price in a longer, higher-for-longer path for policy as investors reassess timing of monetary tightening.
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