Price Inflation Accelerates as Wars and Deficits Expand

05/19/2026 Ryan McMaken

Last week’s CPI report, and this week’s PPI report both showed price inflation surging to multi-year highs, and not just on oil prices.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/price-inflation-accelerates-wars-and-deficits-expand

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