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inflation

[in-flay-shuhn] / ɪnˈfleɪ ʃən /


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Wall Street stocks mostly fell Friday as tech shares remained under pressure following the shock downfall of Nvidia's chief Jensen Huang, while the dollar rose following additional data that showed US inflation is persisting.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

“Gold is navigating competing pressures from geopolitical uncertainty, inflation expectations, and elevated borrowing costs,” Naeem Aslam of Zaye Capital Markets says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

In the U.S., the financial costs are tied up in rising inflation, especially for healthcare, and cuts in benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

"The key takeaway from the report is that inflation at the wholesale level is still a big problem," O'Hare said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

The stimulus would lead inevitably to inflation, he thought, but also to a boom in stock prices.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

I look for other and often-repeated expansions of paper circulation, inflations of trade, and general excess; and then, again, for other violent ebbings of the swollen flood, ending in other suspensions.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster


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