The personal consumption expenditures prices index jumps 4.1 per cent from a year ago. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Trump as…

The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to show a 4.1% annual increase.

Inflation rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.1% for the year ending in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

US inflation surged past 4.0% in May, driven by Middle East conflict-fueled energy prices, marking the highest increase in three years. This development pushes the Federal Reserve…