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Inflation Recently Did Something It Hasn't Done Since 2009, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in Interest Rates (and the Stock Market)

The U.S. Federal Reserve adjusts interest rates to keep inflation under control. The pandemic created an inflationary environment, which sent the Consumer Price Index surging to a 40-year high in 2022 ...
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Inflation Just Did Something It Hasn't Done Since 2009, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in Interest Rates (and the Stock Market)

High inflation is bad news for stocks because it erodes consumers' purchasing power which slows the economy. The Consumer Price Index measure of inflation hit a 40-year high in 2022, which sent the ...