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“Deflation will be a key theme in 2024 — driven by technology and the unwinding of supply-chain and inventory excesses — prompting the Federal Reserve to cut rates aggressively.”
Said Dec 22, 2023Deadline Dec 31, 2024CNBC 'The Exchange' interview, reported by Benzinga, December 22, 2023
US consumer prices never turned negative in 2024 — headline CPI inflation stayed positive all year and ended around 2.9% year over year — and the Fed cut only 100 basis points, beginning in September, rather than cutting aggressively against deflation.