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• Inflation remained quite tame in April, despite the tariff shock

  by David Brancaccio

  The consumer price index hit an annual rate of 2.3% last month. Consumer inflation clocked in at 0.2% from March to April — less than expected. Let's discuss with economist Lauren Saidel-Baker at the New Hampshire-based consultancy ITR Economics.

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• The April windfall tariffs provided

  by Nova Safo

  We have our first look this morning on how higher tariffs translate to revenue for the federal government: 10% global import taxes went into effect in early April, along with 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. There were also other tariffs on top of those, such as on steel and aluminum.

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• Federal Energy Star label program, which helped curb electricity demand, said to be on chopping block

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI.

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