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Inflation beating pay rises in Europe: Where are workers losing the most?

Prices are rising again across Europe, but pay is not keeping up. Inflation in the EU reached 3.2% in April 2026, its highest level since January 2024, and Eurostat's flash estimates suggest prices ...
CNBC

High inflation is largely not Biden's or Trump's fault, economists say

The consumer price index moderated again in June 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. The CPI annual inflation rate has declined to 3% from a 9.1% pandemic-era peak in 2022. Neither ...
Booth School of Business

Inflation Feels Doubly Bad for Workers

When the price of goods and services increases faster than the size of your paycheck, you’ll have less money in your pocket. That’s a main reason workers are so concerned about inflation, even if ...
The New York Times

With Inflation This High, Nobody Knows What a Dollar Is Worth

Strong reactions to rising prices and misunderstandings about the value of money are rampant, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, finance and ...
The Conversation

What exactly is inflation, and are interest rates the only option for dealing with it?

Just when we thought it was safe to return to the supermarket aisle, it seems inflation has come back to bite us again. Worse, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) predicts it will linger for longer ...