Producer price inflation may be soft, but headline inflation expectations are still targeting about 2 percent in the near term. PCE inflation expectations compiled from U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers call for a headline rate of 2 percent by 2015 with a slightly lower core rate.

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Danny Alexander was , wheeled out to defend the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, and he did it unflinchingly, as he always does. Paxman's opening question was, "So you're accepting that Plan A hasn't worked?" and didn't let up for seven-and-a-half minutes. In the midst of this intense cross-examination, with Paxman on top prosecutorial form, Alexander was asked whether the Lib Dems were signed up to two additional years of austerity - a reference to the extra rounds of cuts in 15/16 and 16/17 announced by the Chancellor yesterday.

"The President has directed the intelligence community to gather facts and evidence so that we can determine what occurred in Syria. Once we ascertain the facts, the President will make an informed decision about how to respond," a White House official told Reuters.

"I am very pleased that Oerlikon Solar's research efforts are being recognized through this project selected for a FP7 grant by the DG Energy of the European Commission," said Dr. Juerg Henz, CEO of the Trubbach (Switzerland)-based company.