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inflation

[in-fley-shuhn] / ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /


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It’s the inflation data that gave Hatzius the most confidence in his call, though.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

July’s inflation report is the last reading before the central bank’s next decision on interest rates Sept. 2.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Payrolls data at the start of the month "was followed by broadly in-line inflation, softer retail sales and weaker consumer sentiment", said Fawad Razaqzada at Forex.com.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Core personal-consumption expenditures — the Fed’s preferred inflation measure — is on target for 0.2% in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

“They helped me get started. Now I can return them to you readjusted, because with inflation they’re not worth what they once were.”

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

He added: “I know I could not have been so calm through depressions, inflations, banking and currency crises, wars and political disruptions.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 18, 2026

Dr Chris Provan, the chair of RCGPs in Scotland, said: "Nationally, many GP practices are experiencing dire financial headwinds owing to historic underinvestment, the impact of inflations, and the impending national insurance contributions."

From BBC Mar. 20, 2025

But Sotheby’s lawyers said that, while Rybolovlev and Sazonov had reason to be angry, they should blame themselves for failing to take reasonable measures to protect Rybolovlev from any price inflations.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2024

The second round showed inflations of between 28% and 42%.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2022

I look for other and often-repeated expansions of paper circulation, inflations of trade, and general excess; and then, again, for other violent ebbings of the swollen flood, ending in other suspensions.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster




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