The 2021-2023 inflation surge saw sudden and persistent increases in prices for consumer goods, housing and assets. Wage inflation also rose, but it lagged behind other inflation measures. When wages finally accelerated, the Fed began hiking rates to cool the economy, consistent with its longstanding view of wage inflation as a precursor to spiraling inflation […]
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