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U.S. inflation reaches 3-year high as personal savings rate plummets

Americans are drawing on their savings to keep up with inflation, which has reached a three-year high.

Host Peter O’Dowd discusses how the economy is squeezing regular consumers with Mike Regan, managing editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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