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The Demographic Drag On Stagflation
As Western populations begin shrinking around 2029, labor shortages are no longer a temporary glitch but a structural force driving wage inflation even as growth stalls. We examine how the September jobs report and rising core CPI reveal a tightening market where fewer workers command higher pay, trapping economies in a stagflationary spiral. Lucas and Luna break down why this demographic shift is the silent engine behind sticky services inflation.
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