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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Daniel O'Boyle

US gets closer to bringing prices under control as inflation falls to two-year low of 4%

US inflation came in at 4.0% in May, the lowest figure since March 2021, as the world’s largest economy appears to be ever-closer to bringing prices under control.

Yet a slower decline in core inflation, which excludes food and energy, suggests the final steps towards the target rate of 2% could take longer.

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