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US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift prices

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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation remained stubbornly elevated in August as a war-driven energy shock continued to ripple through the US economy and Americans’ pocketbooks. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index – the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – rose 0.

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    By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation remained stubbornly elevated in August as a war-driven energy shock continued to ripple through the US economy and Americans’ pocketbooks. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index – the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge – rose 0.

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