inflation

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Annual government transfer payments have increased by some $1.7 trillion to $4.9 trillion since the start of the pandemic, roughly double the rate of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over years of high inflation and currency controls, Argentines traded their battered pesos for dollars, which they often hoarded at home, in cash.

From Barron's

Contrary to the fears of many economists and corporate leaders, tariffs didn’t cause a surge in inflation in 2025.

From Barron's

A stronger global economy could lead to higher inflation, particularly with supply constraints and a tightening U.S. labor market.

From Barron's

Earnings rose in 2022, the most recent year that the market declined, but so did interest rates as the Federal Reserve sought to rein in inflation.

From Barron's