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Stephen Brown
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Stephen Brown is the chief North America economist at Capital Economics.
Notable Quotes
"the producer prices that feed into the PCE price calculation rose by much more than we expected ... It supports our view that the Fed will hike interest rates toward the end of the year."View Story →
"Even the most committed dove would struggle to find anything in the August employment report to justify keeping interest rates unchanged."View Story →
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September 4, 2026US producer inflation posts largest annual gain in 3-1/2 years as energy prices surge - Reuters
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