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Let's import some inflation

Let's import some inflation

Marketplace vor 2 Monaten

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The price of imported goods, sans energy, was up 4.5%
year-over-year in July. Data center buildout is driving that jump
— imported computer prices were up 17%. In this episode, we
explain why import price inflation is distinct from regular
inflation and what that leap means for Fed rate-setting. Plus:
U.S. oil firms ink deals with Venezuelan producers, the Treasury
excecutes on major bond buybacks, and Kai meets a duo trying to
turn Hollywood upside-down — or, at least, vertical.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

What happens when import prices skyrocket? More inflation, of
course

U.S. oil companies ink production deals with Venezuela

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