inflation
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Economists say higher energy prices would only add a few tenths to the rate of U.S. inflation — and only if they persisted well beyond the immediate clash.
From MarketWatch
“That also limits the feed-through of higher energy prices to core inflation.”
From MarketWatch
But that move quickly reversed, with investors fearing a prolonged fight could push up inflation.
For Ruben Nizard, head of political risk research at Coface, a trade credit insurance company, this crisis could also "throw another wrench into the works by driving up maritime freight costs" and pushing up inflation.
From Barron's
Analysts anticipate temporary oil price spikes, which could help inflation approach the Federal Reserve’s 2% annual target rate.
From Barron's
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