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TD Securities expects Canadian annual CPI to accelerate to 2.5% in March, following a sub-2% reading in the prior month, fueled by higher gasoline prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A due diligence check was carried out by a team at the Cabinet Office on behalf of Downing Street, as the prime minister was responsible for the appointment, prior to Mandelson's appointment.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The core rate of inflation is expected to climb to around 3.2% in the 12 months that ended in March, from 3% in the prior month.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
One-fifth of the world’s oil flowed through the strategically-located waterway prior to the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
His system worked well at identifying criminals with fake names and prior arrests, and it worked a lot better than the identification system it had replaced, which was no identification system at all.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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