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inflation

[in-flay-shuhn] / ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /


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Are there downsides to this approach, particularly regarding liquidity, inflation, insurer risk, taxes or the opportunity cost of locking in a fixed rate for five years?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

They certainly have learned through experience that while inflation rates may fall, prices generally don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

This, alongside producer-price inflation figures on Friday and various speeches from Federal Reserve policymakers, will be closely watched as investors gauge the likelihood of another interest-rate hike in December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

ING economists expect CPI inflation to edge down to 0.8% on the year, with PPI inflation rising again to 5.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I knew my father wanted me to go back to school, but as inflation skyrocketed, we had less money to go around.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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

An astronomer is poorly paid, uncheered by crowds, considerably isolated: he lives upon his own inflations: deflate a bear and it couldn't hibernate.

From The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort


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