inflation

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This week will bring the first inflation report that captures the impact of the war in Iran when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the consumer price index on Friday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The argument for higher rates is to avoid higher inflation becoming embedded in consumer and business expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Disruption to shipping in the narrow waterway, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments usually passes, has pushed up the price of energy around the world and raised concerns about higher inflation globally.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Higher inflation, in turn, would complicate the picture for the Fed’s interest-rate path.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

The stimulus would lead inevitably to inflation, he thought, but also to a boom in stock prices.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis