
Inflation Reaches 8.6%, Setting New Four-Decade High
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.6% between May 2021 and May 2022, meaning that inflation surpassed record highs, a Friday morning report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed. The new figure surpassed the Dow Jones estimate of 8.3% year-over-year inflation — the same level seen...