inflation
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Elevated bond yields are contributing to rising inflation, with April producer inflation at its highest since December 2022, challenging growth investments.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Healthcare inflation has had a significantly higher inflation rate than other costs such as property taxes or a mortgage, which is fixed.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Business surveys indicate near-term inflation expectations have risen in recent months alongside the spike in energy prices, though longer-term expectations remain around the Bank of Canada’s 2% target for inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
In 2013, the project was forecast to cost £50.1bn in 2011 prices, which is the equivalent of about £75bn in today's money, when accounting for inflation.
From BBC • May 19, 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
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