inflation

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Chair Jerome Powell, Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, and St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem have all warned in the past few weeks that longer term expectations could drift higher if inflation stays elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, investors have responded by moving back into bonds — fixed income assets that become less attractive as inflation accelerates — forcing Treasury yields sharply lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Pantheon Macroeconomics expects retail sales to underperform for several months as consumers face an inflation shock and declining real incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Better infrastructure could boost long-term growth, Vietnam analyst Le Hong Hiep told AFP, but poor management of the projects "could overheat the economy, leading to inflation, higher public debt, fiscal strain, and ultimately macroeconomic instability".

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Several articles popped up about severe inflation and how people were struggling to afford basic necessities like food.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda