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CPI rose at a rate of 2.9% in August as U.S. inflation ticked higher

The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9% in August from a year earlier, matching economists’ forecasts that prices would pick up slightly as President Trump’s tariffs filtered through the economy. By the numbers The CPI was expected to rise 2.9% last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet.  …

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