inflation

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The Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation was 3.3% in the year to March, but the Bank of England warned it could increase still further this year following a "significant energy price shock".

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Market-based indicators of long-term inflation expectations — like the spread between yields on traditional Treasury bonds and Treasury inflation-protected securities — have also signaled that expectations for persistent inflation are rising.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Scotland, like the rest of the UK, is enduring a long period of faltering growth, high inflation and rising welfare bills, all of which are putting public services under intense strain.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

During the surge in postpandemic inflation, for example, the Fed and other central banks raised interest rates to prevent the economy from overheating, which could have led to even more inflation.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In the past twenty-five years, in dollars corrected for inflation, the annual international arms trade has gone from $300 million to much more than $20 billion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan