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Emerging Market Debt Crisis: Itโ€™s at Least Worth Contemplating How Close We Are to the Crisis Peak

The following chart, via Acemaxx Analytics, shows that the number of emerging market countries in debt restructurings and/or defaults has exceeded the number during the Global Financial Crisis.

Egg Prices in US Jump 47% as Food Inflation Hits Highs Not Seen Since 1979

Inflation is wreaking havoc on breakfast, with egg prices at grocery stores soaring a whopping 47% in July over last year, according to retail analytics firm Information Resources Inc.

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$15 French Fries and $18 Sandwiches: Inflation Hits New York

Mr. Rabin and the barโ€™s managers had a monthslong debate about whether to raise alcohol prices by $1 and charge $20 per cocktail, a threshold that Mr. Rabin had long resisted.

The โ€˜Wage-Priceโ€™ Spiral Is a Symptom of Inflation, Not the Cause

It is true that in a tight labor market businesses have to compete keenly for workers. But it is not true that they can do so simply by offering higher wages and passing the cost onto consumers.

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