Wednesday 21 July 2021

Back to '70s inflation? How Biden's spending spree will hurt your wallet

Back to '70s inflation? How Biden's spending spree will hurt your wallet

Last week we learned that, in June, prices throughout the U.S. economy continued to rise at a pace we simply have not observed since the “Great Inflation” period of 1966-1982. Tuesday’s report that consumer prices had risen 0.9 percent (11.4 percent at an annual rate) was followed Wednesday with news that producer prices had surged 1 percent (12.2 percent annualized), both roughly double what economists had been forecasting. Then, on Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that import prices also had continued to surge higher in June.
Read more: https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/563809-back-to-70s-inflation-how-bidens-spending-spree-will-hurt-your-wallet?source=Snapzu

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