#US #ConsumerPrices increased in December, lifted by higher costs for #rents & #food as some of the distortions related to the government shutdown that had artificially lowered #inflation in November unwound, cementing expectations the #FederalReserve would leave #InterestRates unchanged this month. [Hence the #Trump #DOJ “criminal investigation” into #Fed Chair #JeromePowell]

#economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #tariffs #trumpcession