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Inflation

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  1. Global Policy Watch

    <strong>Congress Offers Greater Hope for Defense Contractors Battling Inflation; Actual Relief Is Still Not Clear</strong>

    By Scott A. Freling

    As part of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), Congress has given the Department of Defense authority to pay defense contractors for increased costs due to inflation.  Section 822…

  2. Inside Government Contracts

    <strong>Congress Offers Greater Hope for Defense Contractors Battling Inflation; Actual Relief Is Still Not Clear</strong>

    By Scott A. Freling

    As part of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), Congress has given the Department of Defense authority to pay defense contractors for increased costs due to inflation.  Section 822…

  3. The Right Coast

    Jerome Powell s Finest Hawk Feathers – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The most important reason for market doubt is that Mr. Powell and the Fed are still rebuilding their credibility after the 2021 fiasco of claiming inflation would be transitory. The…

  4. The Right Coast

    How Long Should Powell Keep Raising Interest Rates? Fed Officials Are Divided – WSJ

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In the past nine months, Jerome Powell has raised interest rates at the fastest pace of any Federal Reserve chair since the 1980s, triggering a market rout, bringing the housing…

  5. Family Law Prof Blog

    Divorce Tension Increasing

    By Family Law

    From the Wall Street Journal:Few life events are more emotionally and financially taxing than divorce. Inflation is making it even worse.Increases in alimony and child-support payments tend to be tied…

  6. Canadian Lawyer Mag

    Inflation should return to two percent by 2024 as rate hikes take effect: Bennett Jones outlook

    By Canadian Lawyer Mag

    Central bank rate should settle at three percent, say strategic advisers David Dodge, Serge Dupont

  7. Hall Benefits Law Blog

    IRS Issues Inflation-Adjusted Items for 2023

    By Anne Hall

    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Part III Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous, 26 CFR 601.602. This revenue procedure aims to outline inflation-adjusted items in various Internal Revenue Code (IRC)…

  8. Employer Perspectives

    More cash for less time off – a temporary measure to deal with inflation in France

    By Julien Haure, Marine Hamon, Sherilee Nairn

    What helping hand could the French State, traditionally a Welfare state, give to employees with the lowest income and therefore those most affected by inflation? Only a large-scale measure, both…

  9. Family Law Prof Blog

    Holiday Toys Shrink Due to Inflation

    By Family Law

    From the New York Post:Retailers are poised to push smaller and less expensive toys this holiday season — a bid to tempt skittish shoppers as inflation hikes prices for everything…

  10. Family Law Prof Blog

    Inflation Not Stopping Families for Thanksgiving

    By Family Law

    From NPR:Airfare may be up nearly 43% from last year and gas prices are again on the rise, but millions of Americans are still planning to travel to be with family…