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Fast-food chains may need to offer more value meals to lure customers
May 13, 2024
McDonalds, KFC and Pizza Hut have reported soft sales as customers reject inflated prices. That means franchises have to get creative.
Import prices rose more slowly in February. That could help bring down inflation.
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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.
Consumers might wish for prices to drop, but here's why deflation is not a good thing
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.
Steady GDP growth sets US apart from peer countries
Feb 28, 2024
The U.S. economy has been growing at a steady clip while many others are faltering.
Rising import prices put pressure on slowing inflation
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Justin Ho
Feb 15, 2024
Prices may continue to stay high if services and imports rise in tandem.
What's the difference between disinflation and deflation?
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.
Consumer confidence is rebounding. Here's why.
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.
Europe's seeing inflation fade. The UK still has it bad. In Japan, inflation is actually good news.
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Lily Jamali
Jun 30, 2023
How some other big economies are handling rising prices.
The producer price index hints at where consumer prices are headed
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Lily Jamali
Feb 16, 2023
Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in January, showing that inflation is sticking around.
Here's what to look for in the latest consumer price index
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Matt Levin
Feb 13, 2023
CPI looked like it was heading in the right direction — that of lower inflation — at the end of 2022. Is that trend going to continue?
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Million Bazillion Academy, week 1: Inflation
Inflation is like the weather. It’s a fundamental force in the economy that affects everyone, though not necessarily in the same…