{"id":2569848,"date":"2026-02-13T17:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-keeps-stacking-up-wins-new-data-shows-inflation-slowed-more-than-expected\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:00:35","slug":"trump-keeps-stacking-up-wins-new-data-shows-inflation-slowed-more-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-keeps-stacking-up-wins-new-data-shows-inflation-slowed-more-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Keeps Stacking Up Wins, New Data Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-keeps-stacking-up-wins-new-data-shows-inflation-slowed-more-than-expected%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2569848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece analyzes January\u2019s inflation data alongside a broader political and economic debate over its causes and implications. Key points include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Inflation data: The Bureau of Labour Statistics shows the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% over the previous 12 months, down from 2.7% in December. Energy prices fell about 1.5%, and rent rose a modest 0.2%.Excluding food and energy, the core CPI was up 2.5%, the lowest as April 2021, wiht economists&#8217; expectations aligning at 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Political reaction: Former President Donald Trump is quoted praising the decline in inflation and arguing the economy is \u201cback on track,\u201d contrasting with his opponents\u2019 handling of inflation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Past context: The article traces inflation dynamics too the Biden era, noting that inflation began rising after the March 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP).Inflation peaked at about 9.1% in mid-2022. Prominent economists like Larry Summers and Steven Rattner warned that aggressive fiscal stimulus contributed to inflation, calling the ARP \u201cthe original sin\u201d behind higher prices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Economic theories and policy claims: The piece frames <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milton-friedmans-revenge\/\" title=\"Milton Friedman\u2019s Revenge\">supply-side economics<\/a> (tax cuts and deregulation) as a key factor in reducing inflation, arguing that lower government spending and higher private-sector production can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-boost-inflation-expectations-for-every-quarter-in-2023\/\" title=\"... Boost ... Expectations for Every Quarter in 2023\">curb price pressures<\/a>. It cites arguments that biden-era spending increased demand without sufficient supply, whereas Trump-era policies aimed to boost supply and private investment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wage discussion: some outlets and social media posts claim real wages rose under Trump (despite inflation), portraying wage gains as outpacing inflation. The article presents these claims within a broader media narrative that contrasts wage trends under diffrent administrations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Media coverage and commentary: The text includes quotes and tweets from various outlets (CNN,Fox News,and others) and political figures,illustrating a polarized discussion about inflation,wages,and policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Meta-content: The page contains dynamic features (read-more toggles, ad slots, and embedded scripts) and promotional elements, indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >commercially driven online article structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the piece combines the latest CPI data with a partisan narrative about the causes of inflation, contrasting Trump-era supply-side policies with Biden-era stimulus, and highlighting debates among economists about the sustainability of inflation trends and real wage changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Inflation came in cooler than expected in January, and the lowest annual rate that it has been since April 2021, shortly after President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/cpi.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the Consumer Price Index rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months, which is down from 2.7 percent in December.<\/p>\n<p>Energy prices fell 1.5 percent in January, helping to bring the CPI to the 2.4 percent level, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/winning-rental-prices-drop-4-year-low-major-spike-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rent<\/a> also came in at a low 0.2 percent increase, the BLS said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Excluding food and energy, the core CPI was up 2.5%, the lowest level since April 2021. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an annual rate of 2.5% for both readings,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/13\/cpi-inflation-report-january-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump responded to the news, telling reporters, &ldquo;The inflation numbers that were just announced, as you know, are way down, and we have it back on track. We had the worst in the history of our country, and now, we have very modest inflation, which is what you want to have.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> on the CPI report: &ldquo;The inflation numbers that just announced, as you know, are way down, and we have it back on track. We had the worst in the history of our country, and now, we have very modest inflation, which is what you want to have.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRwDK5wDho\">pic.twitter.com\/yRwDK5wDho<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2022361071521271875?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that, in addition to inflation coming in lower than expected, real wages are up 1.25 percent under Trump after falling 1.4 percent under Biden. Real wages are the measure of pay in relation to inflation. So under Trump, wage increases are outpacing the inflation rate by 1.25 percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; HOLY CRAP! The rate of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under ..., Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">real wage growth<\/a> has SURGED +189% under President Trump from Biden &mdash; this is a jaw-dropping victory<\/p>\n<p>Biden: -1.4%<br \/> Trump: +1.25%<\/p>\n<p>The Fake News and Experts got it wrong again. Great news for the 2026 midterms, only gets better from here! &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V40cA8oQQS\">pic.twitter.com\/V40cA8oQQS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2022333933313216917?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Matt Egan celebrated the inflation news, saying, &ldquo;This is some encouraging news on the cost of living. Inflation took a big step in the right direction to start the year off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Egan, in effect, acknowledged inflation is trending back down, even with Trump&rsquo;s additional tariffs still in place, which he argued caused a slight price increase last spring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; HOLY SMOKES. CNN was just forced to report that President Trump successfully lowered annual inflation to the LOWEST in YEARS<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the lowest annual inflation rate for core since March of 2021 &mdash; before the inflation crisis!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>WOW! Going back to Trump Term 1! &#128293;&#128293;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Nth2WlD3U\">pic.twitter.com\/2Nth2WlD3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2022319104296669229?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-brags-inflation-lowest-since-month-signed-1-9t-bill-sparked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">began to increase<\/a> during the Biden administration shortly after he signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law in March 2021, as the economy was already well on its way to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The inflation rate was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-brags-inflation-lowest-since-month-signed-1-9t-bill-sparked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 1.4 percent<\/a> when Trump left office in January 2021. It averaged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/us-inflation-rate-by-president-8546447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.9 percent<\/a> during his entire four years in office, among the lowest of any president going back to Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p>The month after the America Rescue Plan was passed and hundreds of billions of borrowed and printed dollars began to flow into the economy, inflation went up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1394307\/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4.2 percent<\/a> and continued until it spiked at 9.1 percent in June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a February 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/02\/04\/larry-summers-biden-covid-stimulus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opinion piece<\/a> for The Washington Post, former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warned Democrats that passing the ARP would &ldquo;set off inflationary pressures of a kind we have not seen in a generation, with consequences for the value of the dollar and financial stability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After it passed the following month, Summers called it &ldquo;the least responsible macroeconomic policy we&rsquo;ve had in the last 40 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Further, former Obama administration Treasury Department official Steven Rattner in a November 2021&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/16\/opinion\/biden-inflation-spending-manchin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> for The New York Times, identified the ARP as the &ldquo;original sin&rdquo; leading to high inflation.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to Summers&rsquo; warning, as well as &ldquo;many others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We worried that shoveling an unprecedented amount of spending into an economy already on the road to recovery would mean too much money chasing too few goods,&rdquo; Rattner noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Under Trump, More Money in your Pocket&#128184; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oap59iNRHA\">pic.twitter.com\/Oap59iNRHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/2022379815672697223?\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The policies that Trump and the Republicans implemented with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017 and the Big Beautiful Bill last summer are known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reagan-succeeded-uniting-country-40-years-ago-president-since\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supply-side economics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tax cuts are used to incentivize businesses to increase their production, and therefore the supply of goods, which has a disinflationary effect.<\/p>\n<p>Larry Kudlow &mdash; a former top economic adviser to presidents Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-top-economic-advisor-lays-exact-causes-inflation-biden-falsely-blaming-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> in May 2022 as inflation spiked, &ldquo;The tax hikes and the environmental restrictions [under Biden] are suppressing the supply side of the economy &mdash; not enough goods. And the spending increases the demand side of the economy &mdash; too much cash.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are going to spend more than you can produce, well, prices have to go up. And the obvious solution is to spend less and produce more,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is proving once again that the best way to get inflation under control is to grow the private sector and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-economic-adviser-reveals-much-administration-cut-deficit-year-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce<\/a> government spending.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said CPI rose 2.4% in the last 12 months, down from 2.7% in December. Energy prices fell 1.5%, and rents rose only 0.2%, helping pull the overall index down. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI rose 2.5%, the lowest since April 2021. Economists surveyed had expected 2.5% for both overall and core readings. In response, President Trump said the inflation numbers are \u201cway down\u201d and that inflation is back on track.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also includes social-media-style posts and commentary about wages. Fox News indicated that real wages rose about 1.25% under Trump after falling about 1.4% under Biden, suggesting wage gains outpaced inflation during Trump\u2019s term. CNN\u2019s Matt Egan described the inflation news as encouraging, noting the cost of living moving in the right direction even with tariffs still in place from the previous year. Other posts amplified claims that real-wage growth has surged under Trump, portraying the situation as favorable for the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The article goes on to discuss inflation trends during the Biden administration, noting that inflation rose after the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) was enacted in March 2021. It contrasts Biden\u2019s period with Trump\u2019s, where inflation averaged around 1.9% during his four years and spiked after ARP, reaching as high as 9.1% in June 2022. It cites warnings from economists like Larry Summers and Steven Rattner that the ARP could fuel inflation, describing the ARP as the \u201coriginal sin\u201d behind higher prices. The piece also frames a policy debate around supply\u2011side economics and tax cuts, arguing that expanding private-sector production can help curb inflation, while critics say spending and restrictions can push prices up. 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