Consumer price growth in the U.S. reaccelerated in the month of April, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday.The report said the annual rate of consumer price growth accelerated to 4.4 percent in April after slowing to 4.2 percent in March. The faster consumer price growth came as a surprise to economists, who had expected the pace of growth to slow to 3.9 percent.The...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.