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Coverage dated February 11, 2025

Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs

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The consumer price index rose by 0.5% in January, meaning Americans are now paying 3% more on items than they were 12 months ago.

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  1. The Guardian

    New inflation numbers are at odds with Donald Trump’s promise to lower prices (opens The Guardian)

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    The president repeatedly claimed he would lower prices during the election campaign, but that’s not an easy task

  2. CNN

    Trump has a plan to lower inflation. It’s just delayed (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump made a campaign promise to lower prices on Day One. Well, it’s Day 24, and as anyone who has gone shopping for eggs lately knows: Prices aren’t any lower than they were on Inauguration Day.

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.S. inflation worsened last month with the cost of groceries and gasoline rising (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    President Donald Trump pledged to reduce prices in last year’s campaign, though most economists worry that his many proposed tariffs could at least temporarily increase costs.

  4. The Conversation US

    Inflation is heating up again, putting pressure on Trump to cool it on tariffs (opens The Conversation US)

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    The consumer price index rose by 0.5% in January, meaning Americans are now paying 3% more on items than they were 12 months ago.

  5. Quartz

    Inflation is staying stubbornly high as more Trump tariffs loom (opens Quartz)

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    The consumer price index rose at an annualized 3% rate in January, higher than expected as sticky inflation complicates things for the Federal Reserve

  6. NBC News

    Inflation heats up, adding pressure on Trump over vow to lower prices (opens NBC News)

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    Price growth sped up unexpectedly in January, posing an early challenge to President Donald Trump's economic agenda.

  7. The Guardian

    Inflation picks up speed after Trump promised to ‘rapidly’ bring down prices (opens The Guardian)

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    Consumer price index rose by 3% in January as president has yet to fulfill pledge of tackling high cost of living

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