Donald Trump’s crusade to cut interest rates took a major hit when the U.S. Consumer Price Index report, released Friday, showed inflation was still climbing.
Overall inflation continued its 3.4 percent annual rise, and a wide range of core goods and services grew more costly in August.
Markets now see a rate hike as a virtual sure thing—and another counterpoint to the president’s brags of a booming economy.
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