inflation
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Their unwillingness to tolerate higher prices could also drive inflation lower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
An uptick in inflation due to the conflict is broadly expected to hike up costs and weigh on consumer spending habits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Oil prices will fade further and the rate of inflation will begin to slow again.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The war in Iran is a seething stalemate, the price of oil is up about 60% this year, inflation jumped to 3.3% in March—and still U.S. stocks set all-time highs this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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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