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Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money, lingering inflation edition. |
Inflation picked up for a fourth straight month in January, amid another rise in in food and energy costs, Paul Davidson reports, possibly setting the stage for a year of halting progress in the battle to slow consumer price increases as President Donald Trump rolls out his import tariffs. |
And what about egg prices? |
Starting off your day with bacon and eggs? It'll cost you. |
Grocery price inflation has come a long way since hitting 13.5% in the summer of 2022, but January saw a notable jump, with prices up 1.9% from the same month last year, Bailey Schulz reports. |
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today. | | | | Yearly inflation accelerated as food and energy costs increased, according to the CPI report. | | | | January at-home food prices were up 0.5% from December. Eggs, bacon and margarine are among the items seeing price hikes. | | | | You may think the pre-millennial paper documents in your basement should go to the shredder. You might be wrong. | | | | Canada would likely impose its own tariffs on U.S. goods if they're levied here, meaning consumers on both sides of the border could feel pain. | | | | U.S. consumer prices increased in January by the most in nearly a year and a half. The surge offered a cautionary note to Trump's push for tariffs. | | | | It's not hard to tell just how much prices for many items have increased over the past two decades. | | | | As the leader of the USAID humanitarian assistance for three years, I'm no stranger to the vital impact that USAID has on the lives of Americans. | | | | President Trump has ordered the government to stop making pennies, calling the coins "wasteful." | | | | Kroger, CVS, and Kohl's are among the 350 companies with the best loyalty and rewards programs, according to new research from USA TODAY and Plant-A. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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