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Let’s air out the misconceptions about inflation

  • Sabri Ben-Achour
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    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 12: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 12, 2022 in New York City. Data released this morning showed that inflation rose 8.5 percent in March, the highest annual increase since December 1981, amid energy prices soaring due to Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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    Clearing up common misconceptions about inflation

    by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon Apr 18, 2022
    “One of the biggest misconceptions is actually just what 'inflation' means” said Robert Rich, director of the Cleveland Fed's Center for Inflation Research.

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