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How fast does inflation cut buying power? Here’s a simple guide

Louis Alvarez | digitalvision | Getty Images Inflation is hovering near 40-year highs. The Consumer Price Index, a key inflation metric, increased 8.3% in April from a year ago, the largest jump since the summer of 1982, the US Department of Labor said Wednesday. While a slight reduction from the 8.5% rate in March, the […]

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Economy

How fast does inflation cut buying power? Here’s a simple guide

Louis Alvarez | digitalvision | Getty Images Inflation is hovering near 40-year highs. The Consumer Price Index, a key inflation metric, increased 8.3% in April from a year ago, the largest jump since the summer of 1982, the US Department of Labor said Wednesday. While a slight reduction from the 8.5% rate in March, the […]

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High inflation points to bigger Social Security COLA in 2023

Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesNews | Getty Images Social Security beneficiaries could see another record cost-of-living adjustment in 2023, based on the latest government data showing persistent high inflation. But that increase may not be enough to stop the loss in buying power recipients have experienced over the years, according to a new analysis from […]

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Biden says White House could drop Trump China tariffs to lower consumer prices

President Joe Biden said he could drop some of the tariffs imposed against Chinese imports to help control rising consumer prices in the US — just as Wall Street braces for another inflation report north of 8%. The White House is reviewing the penalties imposed under former President Donald Trump — which raised prices on […]