Market observers are divided over whether the Fed will impose its typical cut of a quarter of a percentage ... inflation and toward ensuring a healthy job market. Speaking at an annual gathering ...

Inflation cooled further in August ... Less certain is how big a cut the Fed intends to make, likely a quarter- or half-percentage point. Additional reductions are likely to come later this ...

A slew of Stats NZ data showed food prices rose 0.2 percent in August on July, but the annual rate eased to 0.4 percent.

Inflation eased to new three-year lows, teeing up the Fed to begin gradually reducing interest rates at a meeting next week.