Inflation Remains Steady

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Inflation stayed contained at the end of 2025, giving the Fed flexibility as the labor market cools and food prices post their largest monthly increase in years.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street

00:02Inflation remained relatively contained at the end of 2025, giving the Federal Reserve

00:07flexibility as it balances price pressures with a cooling labor market, according to the Wall

00:12Street Journal. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in December from a year earlier, unchanged from

00:18November and matching expectations. Poor inflation rose 2.6% year-over-year, matching the prior

00:24month and coming in below the 2.8% forecast. The Labor Department said tariffs have had a

00:29muted effect, with some companies absorbing costs or raising prices gradually. The labor

00:34market slowed, and inflation-adjusted weekly earnings declined 0.3% in December. Prices

00:41rose 0.3% in December, with food costs climbing 0.7% for the largest monthly increase since

00:48October 2022. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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