inflation
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Rising consumer inflation has a silver lining for retirees: It could raise their cost-of-living adjustment as well.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Instead, he expects hiccups along the way, elevated oil prices and U.S. inflation to stay higher for longer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Consumer inflation is now up 3.3% in the last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Monthly prices rose 0.9%, a sharp increase from February’s 0.3% monthly rise, when annual inflation sat at 2.4%, the new data showed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
I knew my father wanted me to go back to school, but as inflation skyrocketed, we had less money to go around.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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