Segments From This Episode

• Why taming inflation can take so long

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  There’s a “long and variable lag” between monetary policy starting to control inflation and inflation responding in a substantial way.

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• Consumers turn to bulk buying as inflation hedge

  by Matt Levin

  

  The Costcos of the world benefit.

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• From chocolate to real estate, small businesses are trying to create inflation game plans

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Raise prices? Order more inventory, or less? Business owners describe how they’re dealing with dramatic changes in market conditions.

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• Inside Shanghai’s indefinite lockdown: isolation, outcry and food shortages

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Shanghai’s latest citywide lockdown has left residents anxious about being separated from their children, pets and struggling to find food.

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• After Ukraine invasion, Germany reconsiders trading with autocrats

  

  Russia’s aggression has forced Germany to reconsider the notion that trade helps promote democracy.

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• California utility PG&E agrees to pay $55 million settlement to avoid fire prosecution

  by Lily Jamali

  

  Attorneys said they decided to pursue a civil prosecution instead of criminal charges to “maximize the return to the fire victims rather than to seek criminal penalties.”

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