According to a Labor Department report Thursday, the pace of price increases over the past year unexpectedly increased in September as policymakers contemplated interest rates. The consumer price index, a broad gauge measuring the costs of goods and services across the U.S. economy, increased 0.2% for the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.4%. […] The post Consumer Prices, Inflation Rose to a Record High appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.