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The latest CPI data don’t even factor in the Iran conflict. Here are some takeaways.

Inflation may have been relatively tame in February, but that might not matter much to financial markets and the Fed.

The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

The data may reveal less than usual about inflation’s path as it does not account for gas and oil price surges sparked by the Iran war in early March.

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