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  "path": "/2026/06/11/repub/inflation-spiked-to-4-2-a-three-year-high-in-may/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T12:23:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday. The higher year-over-year inflation rate was expected. But at more than double the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%, the new numbers dimmed […]",
  "title": "Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May"
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