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Consumer inflation fears spike in February as tariff worries hit sentiment

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The University of Michigan consumer survey for February showed that respondents expect inflation a year from now to be 4.3% , a 1 percentage point jump from January and the highest since November 2023 .

Stocks turned lower after the report, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially off more than 100 points.

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