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A number of factors, including a lack of significant gains in auto prices, are masking the extent of the shift.
Critics of President Trump's tariff policies have been waiting for the import taxes to raise the inflation rate. That effect may be beginning.
Elizabeth Warren introduces a price gouging bill to target big companies that use market shocks including a trade war to push through excessive price increases.
Monetary policymakers have held off on lower interest rates for months, citing the risk of tariff-induced inflation. Several now say this week's CPI and PPI reports confirmed their suspicions.
A changing pricing environment and renewed social inflation worries will be among the focal points for US property and casualty insurers when they release second quarter results.
New data showing price increases last month could foreshadow even higher costs if the president imposes steep tariffs on Aug. 1.
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CNET on MSNWith Trump's Tariffs Linked to Inflation, I'm Tracking 11 Key Products for Price MovesThe deadline for the start of Trump's heaviest tariffs has been delayed a few weeks, but a new report has nonetheless shown that inflation is once again on the rise.
While Tuesday's focus was on the tariff-related inflation hit to Treasuries, it's been a rough week for government bonds everywhere - especially in Japan as long-term yields there hit new highs this week ahead of the July 20 upper house election and related fiscal policy worries.