French April Inflation Higher Than Expected at Record 5.4 Percent

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PARIS—French inflation jumped to a record high in April, driven by surging energy prices, preliminary data showed on Friday, putting pressure on newly re-elected president Emmanuel Macron to enact anti-inflation measures promised during his campaign. The INSEE statistics agency said consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in April, for an annual rate of 5.4 percent, the […]

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