Price Inflation Is Getting Worse

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Tags: The Fed, Inflation, U.S. Economy

05/23/2026 Ryan McMaken

Even the federal government’s official data shows that price growth is well above the Federal Reserve’s two-percent target. In fact, price inflation is now at multi-year highs, and there is good reason to think this will continue.

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