The oil price shock threatens to hurt Americans where it counts

President Donald Trump had the economic wind at his back at the start of the year: falling mortgage rates, relatively low inflation and cheap oil and gas.
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CNN Reporter Says ‘Inflation Took A Big Step In The Right Direction’ To Start Second Year Of Trump 2.0

CNN business reporter Matt Egan on Friday highlighted an “encouraging” new inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). “[T]his is some encouraging news on the cost of living. Inflation took a big step in the right direction to start ...
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America’s inflation is back at 3%. That’s higher than normal but not out of control

(CNN) — The cost of living got even more expensive for Americans last month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since the start of the year. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in September, which drove the annual rate of inflation from 2.9% to 3%, the highest ...

What to make of the new inflation report

CNN News Central’s Kate Bolduan and CNN Business & Politics Correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich tick through the top headlines of the latest Consumer Price Index inflation report.
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CNN called out for framing of inflation under Trump versus Biden in viral post

CNN is facing social media backlash after a social media user pointed out a perceived disparity in how the outlet framed the economy under President Donald Trump versus former President Joe Biden. Following a Tuesday post on X from CNN regarding inflation ...
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Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’

(CNN) — Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living. However, economists were quick to caution Thursday that the Consumer Price Index slowing ...

Wholesale inflation was hotter than expected in January as tariffs threaten to push up prices for consumers

The prices businesses pay to each other took a sharp turn higher in January, new data showed Friday, indicating that more tariff-related price increases could be still to come.
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CNN Found Way To Frame Trump’s Tamer Inflation Report More Negatively Than Biden’s Sky-High Numbers

CNN framed 6% inflation under former President Joe Biden more positively than 2.7% inflation under President Donald Trump in separate X posts. The Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips highlighted the difference in framing in a viral X post on Tuesday ...