In light of recent increases in oil and agricultural commodity prices, we now expect CPI inflation to peak at 2.5% this summer, up from our previous forecast of 2.0%. But this is unlikely to sway the Federal Reserve, not least because higher gasoline and food prices will also dent households' spending power.
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