consumer prices

WASHINGTON: Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall prices slowed only modestly from the four-decade high it reached in June. Consumer pricesjumped 8.5% in…

Global central banks have ramped up efforts to reduce money supply for taming inflation, but higher credit cost may pull back activities and affect government debt, particularly in Asian economies where Moody's expects inflation to only…