cost-push inflation

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But Sheana Yue, senior economist at Oxford Economics, told AFP that "this type of energy-driven cost-push inflation is unlikely to generate sustained reflationary pressures without meaningful demand recovery".

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

If the commodity price shock sparks cost-push inflation, consumer demand will suffer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A weak yen fuels cost-push inflation and reduces households’ purchasing power, rather than the demand-led growth policymakers are targeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

"Ueda also won't rush in exiting ultra-loose policy," as the recent cost-push inflation is unsustainable, he said.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

The hope among policymakers is for wages to increase enough next year to compensate households for the rising living costs, helping to turn cost-push inflation into inflation driven by demand.

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2022