index
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The benchmark consumer-price index rose 3.1% from a year earlier in May, reflecting the effects of higher oil prices amid Middle East tensions and the won’s weakness against the U.S. dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
U.S. inflation is over double the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, with the consumer price index rising 4.2% year over year in May.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The consumer price index rose 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis — the largest monthly increase in three years — pushing the annual inflation rate to 4.2%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
On Tuesday, gold was up in early trading alongside the Nasdaq-100, but reversed lower along with the tech-heavy index and the S&P 500, Armbruster noted.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
On January 31, 2007, the ABX, a publicly traded index of triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds—exactly the sort of bonds used to create subprime CDOs—fell more than a point, from 93.03 to 91.98.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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