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US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981

Prices have been driven up by bottlenecked supply chains, robust consumer demand and disruptions to global food and energy markets worsened by Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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Apr 12, 2022, 8:47 AM

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