Inflation accelerated last month, highlighting affordability issues before election
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve accelerated last month, showing that prices remain elevated less than a week from midterm elections in which affordability concerns have become a central issue. Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from…
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