Inflation: What’s Next?
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Shortages and Bottlenecks Expose Weak Links in U.S. Supply Chains
Some supply constraints may ease in the coming months, but other problems could take longer to resolve. U.S. consumers won’t soon forget the troubling shortages of personal protective equipment during the early days of the pandemic, or when the first stay-at-home orders spurred panic buying and stress-inducing shortages of toilet paper, cleaning products, and food. […]
Rising Inflation: Where Will It Go from Here?
Though all economists expect inflation numbers to rise in the near term, there are different views on the potential long-term effects. In March 2021, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.6%, the largest one-month increase since August 2012. Over the previous 12 months, the increase was 2.6%, the highest year-over-year inflation […]
High-Frequency Indicators: Where to Look for Signs of Recovery
Technology companies rolled out tools to help public health officials and policymakers around the world monitor mobility trends with data collected from smartphone apps. Since the pandemic began, disruptions in business activity have varied greatly from region to region, and often from one week to the next, according to the severity of local COVID-19 outbreaks. […]
