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Inflation heated up in December, as prices continue to weigh on Americans

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Consumer price index increased by 2.9 percent in December from a year earlier , the Labor Department reported Wednesday .

That was the largest increase since March , driven by a rise in energy prices, particularly for gas, which rose 4.4 percent from November .

Stocks and bonds rallied after the better-than-expected core inflation figures, with the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds trending lower to 4.7 percent .

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