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US consumer inflation rises to 3.6% in September from a year earlier

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The Commerce Department said inflation rose to 3.6% in September from a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August. The Associated Press report says prices rose 0.5% from August to September and that higher gasoline costs drove much of the increase, with services such as shipping, hotel rooms and utilities also rising. The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes the day before the data was released. The Financial Times expects the Fed to stay on a tightening path, and the AP report notes the figures came less than a week before midterm elections in which living costs are a central issue.

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  1. Inflation rose to 3.6% in September from a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August, according to the Commerce Department.

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    MarketWatch
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The Federal Reserve paused interest rate hikes the day before the inflation data was released.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    MarketWatch
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Prices rose 0.5% from August to September, the highest monthly increase since May.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  4. Rising gasoline prices drove much of the September increase, according to the Associated Press report.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  5. The Financial Times expects the Fed to keep tightening, citing strong growth and inflation.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

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All three report inflation rising to 3.6% in September from a year earlier. Center outlets stress a hot economy and further Fed tightening, while the New York Post headline credits high gas prices.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Center headlines present inflation as surging or running hot and treat further Fed tightening as likely.

    Inflation Sensational language“surges”A rise of two-tenths of a point in the annual rate is described with a word for a sharp jump, while other outlets use milder verbs.More neutral: risesDisagree with this highlight?, PCE shows. Fed pause on rate hikes unlikely to last long with prices still rising.
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  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side coverage is an Associated Press report carried by the New York Post, whose headline credits high gas prices and the day-after timing of the Fed pause.

    Key inflation gauge heats up thanks to high gas prices — day after Fed hits pause on rate hikes
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    surgesMore neutral: rises

    A rise of two-tenths of a point in the annual rate is described with a word for a sharp jump, while other outlets use milder verbs.

    Inflation surges, PCE shows.

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From the left

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  • inflation rising to 3.6%
  • Fed unlikely to stop tightening
  • economy running hot
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From the right

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Leads with

  • high gasoline prices
  • timing of the Fed pause
  • midterm elections and cost of living
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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Key inflation gauge heats up thanks to high gas prices — day after Fed hits pause on rate hikes

    Consumer prices rose 3.6% in September from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said, up from 3.4% in August.

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    Also published by PBS NewsHour. It counts once.

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  • Center

    First to report

    MarketWatch, Oct 29, 8:36 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 hr 39 min later

    Its first report, Oct 29, 11:15 AM EDT

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  1. MarketWatchCenterOct 29, 8:36 AM EDT
  2. Financial TimesCenterOct 29, 10:00 AM EDT
  3. New York PostRightOct 29, 11:15 AM EDT
  4. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 29, 12:24 PM EDT

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