inflation
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“A diplomatic resolution could ease energy-driven inflation pressures, which could weigh on Treasury yields and improve the appeal of non-yielding assets such as gold,” Critical Metals’ Tony Sage says in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Pearce defines stagflation as unemployment one percentage point above baseline and core PCE inflation over one percentage point above 2% for a year.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Still, he added, “our assumption is that inflation will come.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“You’re outpacing inflation, which is good, but you’re not going to make a killing off it,” says Cory Windelspecht.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
For most workers, the only time in the last three decades when the rise in hourly pay beat inflation was during the speculative bubble of the 1990s.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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