pressures

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The final step compares the latest reading with its longer-term trend, aiming to capture when pressures from housing costs, consumer prices and the labor market become severe enough to matter for equity investors.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

That has added to inflationary pressures and made it harder for the Fed to justify any move toward lowering rates.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Empty shops in Les Quennevais Parade and Precinct and cost of living pressures are the key concerns for voters in St Brelade.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

At the same time, an influx of wealthy people, while bringing some benefits to the state, added to those cost pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

They also keep a close eye on possible economic reprisals from the Councils and the Klans, plus other superpatriotic groups who bring pressures to bear on the newspapers’ advertisers.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin