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'Teflon' Inflation Won't Stick, JPMorgan's Kelly Says

David Kelly, JPMorgan Asset Management's chief global strategist, sees a disinflation trend in the US stemming from lower tariff costs and oil eventually flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on "Bloomberg Surveillance," Kelly also says the Federal Reserve is on the wrong track signaling that they are going to communicate less.

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US July Core CPI Rises 0.2%, Easing Pressure on Fed

The US consumer price index rose by 0.2% which was bang in line with forecasts. Prices rose by 2.5% from a year earlier, matching the slowest pace since March 2021. Energy, gas and grocery prices all fell on the month. This likely eases pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Michael McKee reports.

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Bank of England and Polygon test digital pound systems

The Bank of England has expanded its Digital Pound Labs initiative into a second phase through a partnership with Polygon Labs, NOBO Finance, and Dun & Bradstreet, targeting stablecoin and digital pound infrastructure specifically aimed at improving cross-border trade settlement for small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Garzik says Bitcoin launched with a 2010 Slashdot post

Longtime Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik has stated that the network's first major wave of users did not come from Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper but from a single Slashdot post published in July 2010 that directed thousands of technically curious readers to a working, downloadable version of the Bitcoin software, according to a summary by WuBlockchain.

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Citi's Hollenhorst Sees Trend Toward Cooling Inflation

Andrew Hollenhorst, chief US economist at Citi, discusses the outlook for today's US inflation report. "If we get a cool reading again this month, and we think that we will, then you have more of a trend toward cooling inflation," Hollenhorst tells Bloomberg Television. "And that's just a very, very different story than what we've been hearing from some Fed officials."

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Pimco Sees Fed on Hold Through 2026 as Inflation Moderates

Marc Seidner, CIO for non-traditional strategies at Pimco, discusses the outlook for inflation, the US economy and Federal Reserve policy. "We're much less fussed about about the inflation outlook on a forward-looking basis than I think many in the market," Seidner tells Bloomberg Television.

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Tech Investments Boost Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund

Norway's sovereign wealth fund delivered its strongest quarterly performance in six years, driven by its exposure to major technology companies including Nvidia Corp., Apple Inc., and Microsoft Corp. Additionally, the fund's CEO Nicolai Tangen highlighted the positive impact of Asian tech stocks on overall profits. Bloomberg'sHeidi Taksdal Skjeseth reports.

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