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US inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool
A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years. Inflation dropped to 2.4% in January compared with a year earlier, down from 2.7% in December and not too far from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Core prices, which exclude the volatile food and energy categories, rose just 2.5% in January from a year ago, down from 2.6% the previous month and the smallest increase since March 2021. Friday’s report suggests inflation is cooling, but it ... (full story)
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Feb 13, 2026 10:36am
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From morningstar.com | Feb 13, 2026
Investors will eye inflation data for January this morning, with analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal's poll forecasting a fall in both headline and core inflation figures. Economists forecast consumer-price growth slowed to an annual pace of around 2.5%, but some aren't ruling out a hotter reading as prices have a habit of spiking in January. ...
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