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America In Focus: Inflation gauge hits multiyear high as American consumer confidence slides
A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans’ finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, America In Focus: Inflation gauge hits multiyear high as American consumer confidence slides, A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans’ finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away
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- America In Focus: Inflation gauge hits multiyear high as American consumer confidence slidesABC News - 2026-05-30T14:53:58+00:00
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