Prices plunge by record 1.7 percent in November, reflecting steep fall in energy costs
A record plunge in consumer prices in November puts pressure on the Federal Reserve to act decisively to guard against a debilitating bout of deflation. The Fed wraps up a two-day meeting Tuesday. Economists expect the central bank to cut the federal funds rate, already at a low of 1 percent, by another half-point in an effort to keep the recession from worsening. Consumer prices, an inflation barometer, last month fell by the largest amount on records going back 61 years as energy... Full Story
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