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@#93 ... It's you who doesn't care about inflation.

Its you who doesn't understand tariffs cause inflation. ...


Trump tariffs push up inflation despite pressure on Fed to cut rates
www.politico.com

... The White House has been trumpeting the absence of tariff-related price hikes as a sign that the president's agenda is succeeding.

Inflation rose in June as President Donald Trump's tariffs began to push up the prices of certain goods, undermining his attempts to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.

The Consumer Price Index increased at an annual rate of 2.7 percent, after rising 2.4 percent in May, as the impact of taxes on imports started to become visible at checkout. While housing prices -- as well as volatile food and energy prices -- contributed heavily to the uptick, tariff-sensitive products like apparel and household furnishings also reported sizable gains. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy costs, rose at an annual rate of 2.9 percent. ...



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