For the past 12 months, core inflation is rising at a moderate annual rate of 2.1 percent. The moderation in inflation is expected to give the Federal Reserve room to cut interest rates further when policymakers meet in December as the central bank devotes more efforts to keeping the country from falling into a prolonged recession.
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