Inflation is always back of mind for investors, but it has come to the forefront these past few weeks – with a vengeance.
Market analysts and talking heads have been warning that inflation could begin rising as the country’s debt load teeters, government stimulus checks grease the economic skids, and a tipping point of vaccinated consumers rush out into the marketplace with fistfuls of cash. Inflation is bad enough, they say. But it’s only one half of the equation; the rising costs of goods and services will prompt the Fed to step in and begin raising interest rates in an attempt to manage that inflation, increasing the cost of borrowing and dampening spending. In short, slowing the economy. |
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