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Argentina inflation slows to 4% in July after spiking month earlier

Argentina's monthly inflation rate stood at 4.0% in July, official data published on Wednesday showed, in line with a Reuters forecast and returning to slowdown after speeding up in June. Inflation in the 12 months through July stood at 263.4%, still the highest recorded in the world, a tick above the poll forecast of 263%.

US annual consumer price increase slows to below 3% as inflation ebbs

U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in July and the annual increase in inflation slowed to below 3% for the first time in nearly 3-1/2 years, opening the door wider for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month. The report from the Labor Department on Wednesday marked the third straight month of tame consumer price readings and added to a mild rise in producer prices last month in suggesting that inflation was firmly back on a downward trend.