Bloomberg A key gauge of US consumer prices advanced to a 40-year high in September, underscoring persistent, elevated inflation that’s squeezing households and pushing the Federal Reserve towards another steep interest-rate hike. The core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, increased 6.6% from a year ago, the highest level since 1982, Labour Department data showed on Thursday. ...

Bloomberg The UK delayed restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co.’s use in broadband networks after BT Group Plc said the original deadline could lead to outages. The restriction on Huawei’s use in network cores — which manage sensitive data and tasks, including security and control functions — will now go into effect in December 2023 rather than January, the UK Department ...

  Bloomberg Italian companies see the economic situation in the country deteriorating, according to a central bank report. Spiraling inflation and uncertainty linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means firms are now the most pessimistic bout their own businesses since the first quarter of 2020, according to the Bank of Italy report based on information gathered between August 15 and ...