IAG e Air France reiteram interesse na TAP. Lufthansa em silêncio

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A inflação começa a "arrebitar", como sempre me pareceu inevitável...

3.7% (anualizados) nos últimos 3 meses começa a parecer pouco confortável para a manutenção das taxas de juro aos níveis actuais por muito mais tempo...

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8:30am 03/17/04 U.S. FEB. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX UP 0.3% AS EXPECTED
8:30am 03/17/04 U.S. FEB. CPI CORE UP 0.2% VS. 0.1% EXPECTED
8:30am 03/17/04 U.S. CORE GOODS PRICES UP 0.2%, 1ST GAIN IN 18 MONTHS
8:30am 03/17/04 U.S. CPI UP 1.7% Y-0-Y, UP 3.7% RATE IN PAST 3 MONTHS

U.S. Feb. CPI up 0.3% as expected
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in February as energy prices continued to climb, the Labor Department said Wednesday. ´
Energy prices increased 1.7 percent. The core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, rose 0.2 percent for the second straight month.
Economists were expecting the CPI to rise 0.3 percent and the core to rise 0.1 percent.
Core goods prices increased 0.2 percent in February, the first increase in 18 months.
Medical costs increased 0.6 percent in February, the largest gain since October 2002.
Housing costs rose a moderate 0.2 percent.
Food prices increased 0.2 percent.
Apparel prices fell 0.1 percent.
Education and communication prices rose 0.3 percent.