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While the overall consumer price index rose, the core measure that omits food and energy costs was below estimates.
U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nine months in December amid higher costs for energy goods, pointing to still-elevated inflation that aligns with the Federal Reserve's projections for fewer interest rate cuts this year.
US stocks gave up early gains to end mixed. Investors await key consumer inflation data and the start of earnings season on Wednesday.
Consumer inflation increased 2.9% in 2024, which is above the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%, but wages overall more than kept up with higher prices.
American consumers are once again worried about inflation, the issue that may have cost former President Joe Biden the 2024 election, as President Donald Trump ’s administration advances its economic agenda, according to the latest consumer sentiment reading from the University of Michigan.
Inflation ended 2024 by moving slightly higher. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.4% increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consu
Consumer inflation data came in slightly hotter than expected in December. Consumer prices were up 2.9% for the 12 months ended in December as compared to 2.7% in November, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a monthly basis, prices rose by 0.4%.
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