purchasing power
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Even modest increases in price ripple through the global economy in the form of higher production costs, reduced household purchasing power and tighter financial conditions.
Across the world economy, production costs will fall while a persistent drag on growth is removed and household purchasing power is strengthened.
One big caveat: Inflation will gradually reduce your purchasing power, so keep some of your money in stocks so it can continue to grow.
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A sharp reduction in demand as consumers’ purchasing power plunges from higher gas prices would put downward pressure on core prices.
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This is especially true given that U.S. consumers already don’t feel great after years of above-normal inflation that chipped away at their purchasing power.
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