inflation
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“This is because if the shocks hit one after another, they will keep inflation elevated for quite some time,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Annual CPI inflation is expected to rise from February’s rate of 3.0%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The PCE price index for March, due in two weeks, is likely to show the rate of overall U.S. inflation rising to a nearly three-year high of 3.4%, up from 2.8% in the prior month.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Producer-price inflation for March is also released on Wednesday, followed on Thursday by provisional purchasing managers’ indexes for April on manufacturing and services activity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Adjusting for inflation, these figures reflect a tripling of justice expenditures since 1982.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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