US inflation at 7 percent – new record level

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Published 12 January 2022 at 14.32

Economics. The inflation rate in the US continues to rise to the highest level since 1982. In December, inflation was 7 percent, which is the highest level in 40 years.

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The announcement was made at 2.30 pm Swedish time and now raises expectations of sharply higher interest rates and tightening of bond purchases from the US Federal Reserve.

Prices in what is called the core CPI, thus excluding food and energy, was expected to have increased in advance by 0.5 per cent in December compared with the previous month and 5.4 per cent compared with December 2020.

The gold price rose by four dollars shortly after the announcement, but then fell back again.

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