BBCNEWS World Business Report July 6, 2024
let's start in the us where inflation has been falling for the 7th month in a row. the rate forjanuary stands at 6.4% — down from a peak of 9.1% injune last year. but the latest report from the us labor department also showed the pace of that slowdown is starting to ease. the bbc�*s north america correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york. inflation has been coming down on an annual basis. that's the good news. the bad news — on a monthly basis, prices for consumer goods actually rose at the start of 2023, despite an aggressive campaign by america's central bank to bri...