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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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