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Why haven't tariffs boosted inflation? New research suggests lower actual rates
- MilnerRoute 1y agoAlternate URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/why-haven-t-tariffs-boosted-inflation-this-theory-is-gaining-traction/ar-AA1KzRwi https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/why-haven-t-tariffs-... "Ultimately, Barclays expects weighted-average tariffs to end up at around 15%, up from a current 10% and 2.5% last year. Other economists calculate even higher rates. That could mean much of the likely tariff hit is still in the future."
- sexeriy237 1y agoThe bait and switch all year so far won't hide it forever. Companies can only eat so much, if they are eating +60% on everything so far, that would make sense
- IAmGraydon 1y agoYou ever wonder if the WSJ is just another mouthpiece for this administration’s lies? After all, it’s owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the far right’s propaganda outlet, Fox News. PPI is a measure of inflation, and the data this week shows that it went up 0.9% in just a month, a massive increase. Then this article comes out and does what the administration does - tries to rewrite reality by just shamelessly lying.