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Stocks simmer at record highs ahead of US inflation data
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks hit new all-time highs on Thursday as traders counted down to U.S. data that is expected to show inflation easing and pave the way for the Fed to start its long-awaited interest rate cut cycle as soon as …