Inflation remained stubbornly high last month after more than a year of rising interest rates.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that consumer prices in April were 4.9% higher than a year ago, a slightly smaller annual increase than the 5% rate in March.
It’s a challenging crossroads for policymakers, caught between persistently high prices and the rising risk of recession.
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