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Inflation

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  1. The Right Coast

    Inflation Jump Highlights Biden s Vulnerability on Energy

    By Thomas A. Smith

    As budgets are pinched by prices that outstrip wages, people feel real distress. Government officials constantly experiment with money, debt, spending, energy, and economic matters, indulging trendy theories as if…

  2. The Right Coast

    Bidenomics strikes again: Real household income suffers biggest drop since Great Recession | Washington Examiner

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The decline in real income was driven entirely by near-record-high inflation. According to the Census Bureau, inflation rose 7.8% between 2021 and 2022, which was the largest inflation increase since…

  3. The Right Coast

    Bidenomics In Action: 16.7% Bidenflation – The Chickens Come Home To Roost, Hurting Americans

    By Thomas A. Smith

    "Bidenflation" stands at 16.7%, exposing a significant increase in prices since President Biden took officeReal wages have declined under Biden's watch, forcing people to cut back on various expendituresThe American…

  4. The Right Coast

    Bidenomics In Action: 16.7% Bidenflation – The Chickens Come Home To Roost, Hurting Americans

    By Thomas A. Smith

    "Bidenflation" stands at 16.7%, exposing a significant increase in prices since President Biden took officeReal wages have declined under Biden's watch, forcing people to cut back on various expendituresThe American…

  5. The Right Coast

    Inflation causes biggest real household income drop in years | Fortune

    By Thomas A. Smith

    US inflation-adjusted household income fell in 2022 by the most in over a decade, highlighting the toll of a higher cost of living and the expiration of pandemic-era programs.The median…

  6. The Right Coast

    Inflation causes biggest real household income drop in years | Fortune

    By Thomas A. Smith

    US inflation-adjusted household income fell in 2022 by the most in over a decade, highlighting the toll of a higher cost of living and the expiration of pandemic-era programs.The median…

  7. The Right Coast

    The Inflation Reduction Act: All for Nothing | City Journal

    By Thomas A. Smith

    What, then, can we conclude about the Inflation Reduction Act? It made substantial contributions to the biggest inflation crisis in four decades via procyclical fiscal stimulus; it directed economic activity…

  8. The Right Coast

    Deflation Becomes a Threat to China s Economy – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The United States has spent much of the past 18 months struggling to control inflation. China is experiencing the opposite problem: People and businesses are not spending, pushing the economy…

  9. Property Legal Insider

    Inflation and deflation in construction contracts

    By Conor Owens, Síomha Connolly

    With the continuing impact of factors such as Brexit, the war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, construction costs have and indeed continue to rise significantly. This has led to…

  10. Litigation Finance Journal

    Litigation Finance Industry Faces ‘Rough Ride’ with Rising Inflation and Interest Rates

    By John Freund

    As LFJ outlined in an article last week, one of the key challenges facing the litigation funding market over the coming years is going to be uncertainty in the global…