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Inflation in the US picked up last month, as progress toward stabilising prices appeared to stall. Consumer prices rose 2.6% over the 12 months to October, driven by higher housing and food costs, the Labor Department said.

US wholesale prices rose slightly in October, according to government data published Thursday, as an increase in services inflation pushed up the overall figure.