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    • When it comes to inflation, interest rates might work like a "Jedi mind trick"

    by Kristin Schwab and Sean McHenry
    Jul 17, 2024
    According to Rogé Karma at The Atlantic, many economists believe high rates tamp down inflation largely by influencing people's expectations.
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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    Inflation and politics have always been connected

    by Carola Binder
    May 21, 2024
    Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.
    "The return of inflation was not only, or even primarily, an academic concern. It was, even more, a social and a political one," economist Carola Binder writes in her book "Shock Values."
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    Fast-food chains may need to offer more value meals to lure customers

    by Savannah Peters
    May 13, 2024
    McDonalds, KFC and Pizza Hut have reported soft sales as customers reject inflated prices. That means franchises have to get creative.
    Fast-food restaurants hope that meal deals will bring back patrons who feel that eating out has become too expensive.
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    Import prices rose more slowly in February. That could help bring down inflation.

    by Justin Ho
    Mar 15, 2024
    The Labor Department reported that the price of imported goods rose 0.3% in February compared to 0.8% the month before.
    Prices at the import level can affect prices that show up in other inflation data.
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    Consumers might wish for prices to drop, but here's why deflation is not a good thing

    by Samantha Fields
    Mar 12, 2024
    Most of the time deflation is a signal of a struggling economy. Disinflation — when prices still increase, just more slowly — is the goal.
    Once prices go up, it’s unusual for them to drop.
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    Steady GDP growth sets US apart from peer countries

    by Sabri Ben-Achour
    Feb 28, 2024
    The U.S. economy has been growing at a steady clip while many others are faltering.
    Despite interest rate hikes to combat inflation, the U.S. economy has grown for six quarters in a row.
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    Rising import prices put pressure on slowing inflation

    by Justin Ho
    Feb 15, 2024
    Prices may continue to stay high if services and imports rise in tandem.
    U.S. import prices rose in January, a sign that disinflation could be slowing.
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    What's the difference between disinflation and deflation?

    by Elizabeth Trovall
    Dec 18, 2023
    Inflation has fallen sharply in the last year and a half, but prices haven't come down. Economists say that's not a bad thing.
    You can compare changes in consumer prices to driving a car. Disinflation is like reducing your speed, but still moving ahead. Deflation, however, would be driving in reverse.
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    Consumer confidence is rebounding. Here's why.

    by Mitchell Hartman
    Jul 26, 2023
    The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index is up 40% over last year, aided by moderating inflation and job market strength.
    "We know from history that as long as folks are working, they feel more comfortable about spending,” said Quincy Krosby of LPL Financial.
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    Europe's seeing inflation fade. The UK still has it bad. In Japan, inflation is actually good news.

    by Lily Jamali
    Jun 30, 2023
    How some other big economies are handling rising prices.
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