inflation
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That is one reason stocks can do well when inflation expectations are rising.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Tuesday’s consumer-price index readout intensified Wall Street’s inflation anxiety, dragging on tech stocks and the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
That doesn’t just reflect worries about where oil prices are now, but also where they will be in the future, and how that will feed into overall goods inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
If nominal interest rates stay the same, rising inflation expectations can also encourage businesses and consumers to borrow and spend more, by making the cost of borrowing look less expensive on inflation-adjusted terms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Some of them make no more than the steelworkers pulled down in the 1970s—in real dollars, not dollars adjusted for inflation.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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