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  2. Why is inflation so high? Is it bad? An economist answers 3 ...

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    Used car and truck prices are up 31% over the previous year. AP Photo/David ZalubowskiConsumer prices jumped 6.8% in November 2021 from a year earlier – the fastest rate of increase since 1982 ...

  3. How did inflation get so bad? Here are 4 key reasons - AOL

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    The debate over inflation continues as politicians point fingers, but economists say there are many reasons why prices are sky high. Natasha S. Alford breaks it down on this episode of “That’s ...

  4. Inflation is no longer at a 40-year high but still stubborn ...

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    Why is inflation so high right now? Consumers might look at the massive 30.1 percent increase in video discs and other media — the largest increase ever — and wonder why the overall inflation ...

  5. Why Americans are feeling bad about inflation despite a good ...

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    Americans despise inflation. It's a loathing that colors their perception of the economy and their personal finances. And even if the Federal Reserve hits its so-far unmet inflation target of 2% ...

  6. 2021–2023 inflation surge - Wikipedia

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    Inflation in New Zealand exceeded forecasts in July 2022, reaching 7.3%, which is the highest since 1990. [232] Economists at ANZ reportedly said they expected faster interest rate increases to counteract inflationary pressures. [233] In Fiji, inflation rose to 4.7% in April 2022 compared to –2.4% in 2021. [234]

  7. Inflation - Wikipedia

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    Inflation expectations play a major role in forming actual inflation. High inflation can prompt employees to demand rapid wage increases to keep up with consumer prices. In this way, rising wages in turn can help fuel inflation as firms pass these higher labor costs on to their customers as higher prices, leading to a feedback loop.

  8. EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease

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    The inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s peaked at 14.8% in March 1980 before the Fed exorcized high prices with aggressive rate hikes that caused brutal back-to-back recessions in 1980 and 1981 ...

  9. Greedflation - Wikipedia

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    The term "greedflation" was a candidate for word of the year for the Collins English Dictionary in 2023, [3] [4] and was added to Dictionary.com in 2024. [5] [6] Collins Dictionary defines it as either "the use of inflation as an excuse to raise prices to artificially high levels in order to increase corporate profits" or "an increase in the price of goods and services caused by businesses ...