Inflation held steady in July as tariffs threatened to drive prices higher, CPI report reveals. But an underlying inflation measure picked up ...

This is despite a nearly US$21 billion jump in customs duty collections from Trump’s tariffs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Excluding volatile food and energy components, the CPI rose 0.3 per cent in July, the biggest gain since January.