Inflation is proving stickier than expected, which could cause Fed to hit pause button on more interest rate cuts.
The Fed is expected to leave borrowing rates unchanged at the conclusion of its latest two-day policy meeting on Wednesday.
The Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier, but a measure of underlying inflation was more encouraging.
The Labor Department released the inflation report for December, which showed prices were up 2.9% from a year ago, in line with economists expectations and up from 2.7% in November.
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Consumers and traders are waiting to learn if the Fed’s expected pause today is a one-meeting hold or the start of a longer stretch.
Gas prices rose sharply, but investors homed in on a small decline in the core CPI.