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According to the U.S. Labor Department, inflation remained sticky in December. Inflation rose 0.4% month to month and 2.9% on an annual basis. While the annual figure was in line with estimates, the month-to-month increase was hotter than analysts expected.
So, what's driving that increase in prices? Probably the rising price of energy. Kenny Polcari, Chief Market Strategist with Slatestone, thinks Trump could fix this. He told Fox Business, "Prices are still increasing, they're not declining, right? So if we do 'drill, baby, drill' and energy prices come down 50% the way he said he could do, you'll see a massive change in that."
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, gasoline prices rose 4.4% in December. Energy prices in total accounted for more than 40 percent of the increase.