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Fed minutes show divided committee on July cut as inflation data softens path to easing

Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's April 29-30 meeting, released Thursday afternoon, revealed a sharply divided committee on the trajectory of rate cuts through the summer, with several participants identifying July as the earliest appropriate date for action and others arguing for September or later.

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April CPI cools to 3.0 percent headline, pulling forward Fed rate-cut bets

Headline U.S. inflation cooled to 3.0 percent year over year in April from 3.4 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, validating the soft-landing thesis traders had been pricing through the week.

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Brent drifts toward $92 as Fed week and payrolls eclipse fading war bid

Global equities edged into the new week within striking distance of pre-war highs as Brent crude slipped to a fresh three-month low and traders braced for a Federal Reserve meeting and Friday's April jobs report that will likely set the tone through Memorial Day.

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