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Bolivian inflation hit its highest level in nearly ten years, data from the South American country's national statistics office INE showed on Friday, hitting a 12-month rate of 5.19%, with a monthly increase of 1.58%. Annualized inflation last exceeded current levels in February 2015 while the monthly price rise last surpassed this level over 13 years ago in February 2011, according to central bank data. INE director Humberto Arandia told a press conference that prices had gone up in staples such as rice, as well as chicken, tomatoes and other items.

Hopes for a more favorable interest rate environment faded over the past few days.

A rebound in the job market in August that still showed signs of cooling is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point this month.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Uncertainty over the U.S. economy's health is rippling through markets, adding fuel to an already-volatile period that has investors grappling with a shift in Federal Reserve policy, a tight U.S. election and worries over stretched valuations. U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday after closely watched jobs data showed labor market momentum slowing more than expected, suggesting a narrower path for the U.S. to achieve a soft landing, in which the Fed is able to cool inflation without badly damaging economic growth. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates at its Sept. 17-18 meeting, but the data revived fears that months of elevated borrowing costs have already started to pressure the economy.