Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December February 20, 2026 at 7:44 am Staff Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn A key inflation gauge accelerated in December, a sign that many prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% a year Post expires at 11:09am on Saturday February 21st, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims Next Story US economy slowed more than expected at end of 2025