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Surely, the people would start to see that inflation had abated, the job market was great and that interest rates were coming down, right?

With prices still elevated, voters haven’t yet felt how much inflation has abated, faster here than in other nations, and just last week the Fed finally cut interest rates, and signaled more cuts ahead.

But the urgency of that issue has abated, as wages rise and inflation subsides, dropping to 2.9% in the most recent official reading - the slowest pace since March 2021.

European anxiety about a repeat Trump performance has eased, but with the race still seen as a tight one, it has not entirely abated.

Though the fires have largely abated, firefighters are continuing to douse the ground and maintain a strong presence in the capital region.