inflation
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Month-on-month inflation rose to 0.28 percent, more than double the April number, Statistics Indonesia official Pudji Ismartini told reporters in Jakarta.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
When then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker had to sharply raise rates in the 1980s to get inflation under control, it triggered a severe recession.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Year-to-year inflation stood at 3.08 percent, and 1.35 percent year-to-date, the official said.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Instead, she points out that other outcomes are also plausible, including a growing risk that inflation could remain sticky if energy costs do not come down quickly, causing businesses to raise prices.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
As inflation ate away at their modest government pensions, Elizebeth spent long hours going over their checkbooks, bank records, and tax forms.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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