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US inflation rises by more than expected, as higher egg prices push up prices

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Inflation rises to 3% in January , above the 2.9% expected by economists.

Rise comes weeks after the US central bank decided to hold interest rates.

The uptick in prices was wide-ranging, affecting car insurance, airfare, medicine and other basics.

It poses a challenge to President Donald Trump , who made tackling inflation a centrepiece of his election campaign last year .

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English

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