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Why Inflation Is Starting to Spiral Again
Inflation is heating up again, and the Federal Reserve may be running out of easy answers.
Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti break down the hotter-than-expected April CPI report as rising gas prices, higher shelter costs, and persistent inflation pressures push the economy closer to another potential inflation crisis.
Also covered:
Why the latest inflation report has economists increasingly worried
How rising oil prices are feeding into food, housing, and consumer costs
The growing fear that inflation expectations are becoming embedded again
Why some analysts see uncomfortable parallels to the…
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