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  "id": 14454243,
  "title": "Inflation rose to 3.7 percent in September: BLS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/inflation-rose-to-3-7-percent-in-september-bls",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:38:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/business/6146675-bls-september-cpi-data-inflation/"
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  "summary": "Inflation rose slightly in September after holding steady the month prior, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.6 percent last month and was up 3.7 percent relative to September 2025. That marked an increase from August, when annual inflation sat at 3.4 percent. The popular...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Wholesale Inflation Rises 11.39% In September, Six-Month High As Food, Fuel Prices Surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/wholesale-inflation-rises-11-39-in-september-six-month-high-as-food",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:17:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "U.S. inflation is expected to surge in September as gasoline prices jumped 7%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/u-s-inflation-is-expected-to-surge-in-september-as-gasoline-prices",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:00:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "US inflation rises to 3.7% in September, surpassing forecasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/us-inflation-rises-to-3-7-in-september-surpassing-forecasts",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:47:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Inflation climbs in September as gas prices surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/inflation-climbs-in-september-as-gas-prices-surge",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:49:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "Inflation picked up in September, with consumer prices rising 3.7% in September from a year earlier, in a sign that high energy prices are tightening their squeeze on consumers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/inflation-picked-up-in-september-with-consumer-prices-rising-3-7-in",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Inflation sizzled in September -- and Social Security benefits will get a boost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/inflation-sizzled-in-september-and-social-security-benefits-will-get",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:33:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US consumer prices accelerate in September on costlier petrol; core CPI firmer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/us-consumer-prices-accelerate-in-september-on-costlier-petrol-core",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:44:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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