US economic figures spark fear

Further worrying US economic news fanned fears over the world’s biggest economy today as consumer inflation dropped into negative territory for the first time in more than 50 years.

US economic figures spark fear

Further worrying US economic news fanned fears over the world’s biggest economy today as consumer inflation dropped into negative territory for the first time in more than 50 years.

The headline US consumer prices data showed a fall of 0.4% over the past 12 months – the first annual decline since August 1955.

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