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Inflation unexpectedly – and sharply – slowed in November, a seemingly welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.
The cost of living in November was up 2.7% from a year ago, according to a report Thursday from the Labor Department. That's a smaller annual increase than for the 12 months ending in September.
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Trump is defying the dire warnings of economists and the left-who insisted that rate cuts plus tariffs would make cooling inflation impossible-by delivering exactly that trifecta right now.
Annual inflation growth, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 2.7% in November, below the consensus ...