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At the peak of COVID, airlines cut staff and parked their unused planes out in the desert.
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Steel and aluminum got a lot more expensive
It’s not just tariffs on steel and aluminum that went into effect today — it’s tariffs on hundreds of products made from those metals: air conditioner parts, aircraft parts, kitchen appliances, nuts and bolts, bulldozer blades and much, much more.
Inflation rose more slowly last month
Inflation in the United States cooled down quite a bit in February. The consumer price index just dropped, and it’s a break we really needed: 2.8% yearly inflation. That’s not quite as low as we’d like it, but it’s better than the month before.
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David Brancaccio
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