inflation

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Rising inflation more generally could prompt the European Central Bank to hike borrowing costs, adding further pressure on customers’ willingness to place orders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Gold rallied, having been hit by concerns of a sharp rise in inflation that will keep interest rates elevated, while bitcoin rose.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The bond market shows a significant disconnect, with the two-year breakeven inflation rate 0.9402 percentage points higher than the 10-year rate.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

There’s a “great divide between short-term and long-term inflation expectations,” wrote Cameron Dawson, NewEdge Wealth CIO in a post External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

According to this theory of inflation, it is the nonzero zero-point energy that created the stars and galaxies.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife