US inflation accelerates to 2.9% year-on-year in December

Inflation accelerated again in December in the United States, for the third month in a row, according to the CPI index published on Wednesday, showing that the country is moving further away from the target set by the American central bank ( Fed).

From December 2023 to December 2024, consumer prices increased by 2.9%, compared to 2.7% in November, according to the index published by the Department of Labor, and on which pensions are indexed.

The Fed favors another measure, the P index…