Inflation’s Wild Ride | Inflation has surged and moderated since the pandemic. As the presidential election approaches, politicians are focused on who is to blame. How did we get here? (www.nytimes.com)

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Price increases have slowed, but getting used to new price levels could take time for consumers.

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[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago

The key thing is that it dropped down to around the long-term average of 3% per year. And did it quickly and without a recession. That combination is downright amazing.

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