inflation
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The news dealt a blow to hopes for an end to the six-week conflict, which has sent crude prices soaring, pushing inflation up and sending shivers through the global economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
He still thinks that the inflation gauge the Fed targets will show 4% this year, twice the central bank’s target.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
After higher gasoline prices led to a jump in U.S. inflation in March, stock-market investors will be watching first-quarter earnings season closely for ripple effects from the Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Yet economists still raised their forecast for year-end core inflation, which excludes energy and food prices, to 2.9%, from 2.6% in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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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