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  "id": 6762691,
  "title": "Inflation held steady in August as Iran war surges oil prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/inflation-held-steady-in-august-as-iran-war-surges-oil-prices",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/business/6083146-inflation-rate-cpi-august/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Inflation remained unchanged in August as gas prices continued to rise amid the war with Iran, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed Friday. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.4 percent last month and 3.4 percent over the same time last year. This was unchanged from July, when the annual inflation rate also sat at 3.4 percent. ...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Rising petrol costs drive sharp inflation increase in US in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/rising-petrol-costs-drive-sharp-inflation-increase-in-us-in-august",
        "published": "2026-09-11T17:28:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Bond market catches its breath as August inflation data meets expectations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/bond-market-catches-its-breath-as-august-inflation-data-meets",
        "published": "2026-09-11T17:30:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "August inflation likely held at three per cent as oil prices fell: economists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/august-inflation-likely-held-at-three-per-cent-as-oil-prices-fell",
        "published": "2026-09-11T18:46:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Science",
        "title": "News Wrap: August inflation report shows consumer prices up 3.4%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/news-wrap-august-inflation-report-shows-consumer-prices-up-3-4",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:45:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}