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Trump Suffers Double Inflation Blow Within 48 Hours as Midterms Loom - Newsweek (opens in a new tab)
newsweek.com · 2026-10-08
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Trump Suffers Double Inflation Blow Within 48 Hours as Midterms Loom - Newsweek
newsweek.com · 2026-10-08
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe article says President Donald Trump suffered a second inflation setback in as many days after a key economic indicator showed its largest monthly increase in more than four years.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe Producer Price Index rose 1.3 percent in September, up from 0.5 percent in August and 0.2 percent in July, and was 6.3 percent higher than a year earlier.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe prior day's Consumer Price Index showed consumer prices rising 0.6 percent in September and 3.7 percent from a year earlier.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe article says experts interpreted the CPI and PPI reports as a warning that inflation is still working its way through the economy and could create a difficult political message for Trump and congressional Republicans before the midterms.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article reports that energy was a major driver of the September PPI increase, with final-demand goods up 2.6 percent and producer energy prices up 10.8 percent.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe article says the reports suggest higher costs may filter through supply chains into consumer prices over time, though businesses do not automatically pass every cost increase on to customers.View evidenceHide evidence
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