Inflation is a major economic issue that affects the cost of living and purchasing power of consumers. Food prices across the board continue to soar. Banks allocate more money for for credit losses.

Food prices across the board continue to soar. Just report that. — The Media Is Our Enemy (@MeganSmiles) January 13, 2023 #Inflation is a major economic issue that affects the cost of living and purchasing power of consumers. #Economics — …

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Inflation Alert! Inflation in services (where nearly 2/3 of consumer spending goes) jumped +0.6% month-to-month and 7.5% year-over-year to a 40 year high. Inflation is NOT slowing down and data shows it is becoming entrenched in services, where the bulk of money is spent.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm Good afternoon, as the title of the post states, approximately 2/3 of consumer spending goes into services and as we will see below, inflation is still running rampant! Things like housing, healthcare, insurance, education, streaming services (for example …

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Inflation Alert! Fed Governor Michelle W Bowman: ‘once we achieve a sufficiently restrictive federal funds rate, it will need to remain at that level for some time’ ‘It is likely that as a part of this process, labor markets will soften somewhat before we bring inflation back to our 2 percent goal.’

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bowman20230110a.htm Thank you, Bill, and I’d also like to thank Alex Sanchez and the Florida Bankers Association for the invitation to be with you today. It is a pleasure to be here in person to discuss issues that …

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