Key US inflation measure surges at fastest rate since June 

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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose last month at its fastest pace since June, an alarming sign that price pressures remain entrenched in the U.S. economy and could lead the Fed to keep raising interest rates well into this year. This morning’s report from the Commerce Department shows consumer prices rose 0.6% from December

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