inflation
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U.S. inflation rates outpaced wage gains for a second straight month in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
And inflation meant that costs of existing programmes had gone up too.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
In a recent interview with MarketWatch, New York Fed President John Williams highlighted that labor costs were “contained” and consistent with low inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026
Soaring interest rates and stubborn inflation have led to the highest delinquencies since the financial crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Some of them make no more than the steelworkers pulled down in the 1970s—in real dollars, not dollars adjusted for inflation.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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