US inflation exceeds forecasts as housing costs and energy prices rise
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Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. A customer shops for frozen food at a grocery…