inflation
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The Fed at the time was grappling with the fastest inflation in 40 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Sales at retailers posted the biggest gain in March in three years in a bill of good health for the U.S. economy, but the increase was exaggerated by higher gasoline prices and rising inflation.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
This wave of unemployment across different sectors comes at a time when the official inflation rate passed 50% in March 2026, and many experts believe that it is likely to increase in the coming months.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Consumer inflation hit 7.3 percent in March, according to official data, but Pakistanis have been reeling from years of double-digit pandemic-era price increases, which hit a peak of 38 percent in May 2023.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
College graduates have received steady pay increases over the past two decades, while the pay of everyone else has risen little more than the rate of inflation.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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