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One of the best things that we could do to avoid port pile-ups in the future is to ensure that no more than 25 per cent of any crucial supply be sourced from one place, or come into one port.
Post-pandemic inflation fears are overblown The deflationary forces of technology and the brave new future of work are more important than the transitory price hikes coming through in current data. Share Too much in our market system revolves around the short term. That certainly holds true for the debate about inflation. Last week’s data showed US prices rising at their fastest pace in 13 years. That has led everyone from top investors to restaurant and hotel owners, who are now finding that they may have to pay more for previously low-wage service staff, to fret about an overheating econo...
ADVERTISEMENT THE BIG DEAL—Spiking inflation weighs on Biden economic agenda: A surprising June spike in inflation has created another obstacle for President Biden Biden and congressional Democrats are taking steps toward passing both a bipartisan infrastructure deal and a much larger party-line bill before the end of August, all while needing to raise the federal debt limit. But new data shows there was an unexpected surge in consumer prices, putting the White House on the defensive after weeks of rallying support for Biden’s spending plans. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that the...