Summary: November US CPI up, more than expected; rise in core rate “broad-based”; “most notable increases” in services sector; transportation, shelter costs up, used vehicles down. The annual rate of US inflation as measured by changes in the consumer price index (CPI) halved from nearly 3% in the period from July 2018 to February 2019. It then fluctuated in a range from 1.5% to 2.0% through 2019 before rising...