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US inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February before effects of war on Iran kicked in

Mar 11, 2026Center Left

Effect of war on prices not reflected in data, as Trump says only ‘fools’ would think oil price shocks would be significantSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS inflation stayed flat at 2.4% in February, according to government data released Wednesday that provides a snapshot of the US economy before it was thrown…

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Inflation held steady at 2.4 percent in February before Iran war outbreak

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Mar 11, 2026

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Inflation held steady at 2.4 percent in February before Iran war outbreak

The annual inflation rate held steady in February, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, before the war in Iran drove energy prices higher and threatened to upend the global economy. Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in February and were up 2.4 percent over the past year, as measured by the Labor Department’s…

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Inflation held steady in February — though Iran war could reheat prices

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Mar 11, 2026

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Inflation held steady in February — though Iran war could reheat prices

Inflation held steady in February ahead of the war in Iran, though economists are concerned that energy shocks from the conflict could ripple across the economy – complicating the Fed’s path to interest-rate cuts.

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Trump's Iran war threatens to blow up Fed's inflation fight: report

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Mar 10, 2026

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Trump's Iran war threatens to blow up Fed's inflation fight: report

President Donald Trump's move to invade Iran is already having knock-on effects that are setting back his domestic policy goals — one of those being pressuring the Federal Reserve into lowering interest rates.According to The New York Times on Tuesday, "The Federal Reserve was already struggling to get inflation back to its 2 percent target before…

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