Dollar regains ground on muted inflation data
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The Labor Department said on Friday its Consumer Price Index jumped 0.5 per cent last month after advancing 0.4 per cent in August. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.6 per cent increase.
September's increase was the biggest in eight months, but it stemmed mostly from soaring petrol prices after hurricane-related production disruptions at Gulf Coast area oil refineries. Underlying inflation remained muted.
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