Wall Street Journal survey: inflation is expected to rise and interest rates are expected to remain unchanged during the year

ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ECONOMISTS INCREASED THE DECEMBER 2026 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FORECAST FROM 3.2 PER CENT TO 3.4 PER CENT. AS THE WAR IN IRAN LED TO MORE LONG-TERM INFLATION THAN EXPECTED, THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTEREST RATES AT THE END OF THE YEAR BETWEEN 3.5 AND 3.75 PER CENT, WITH ONLY 15 PER CENT OF ECONOMISTS CONSIDERING THE INCREASE POSSIBLE. OIL PRICES REACHED US$ 112.95 DURING THE PEAK OF THE CONFLICT, WHICH LATER FELL TO US$ 71 AFTER THE JUNE CEASEFIRE。