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The booming economy is exacerbating a key vulnerability for President Biden heading into the height of campaign season, as inflation and interest rates could remain higher until deep into the final weeks of the presidential election.
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Fresh data this week shows inflation picked up again in March, in the latest sign that the economy is overheating. Unexpectedly strong job growth, wages and consumer spending are a plus for most Americans but bad for inflation.

The higher inflation reading makes it more likely that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates and mortgage rates elevated until late in the year, possibly until days after the election, eluding much political gain for Biden.

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