▲ 539 ▼ US inflation unexpectedly increases (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 162 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 62 points 2 years ago (3 children) That article is carrying a lot of water for the Trump administration. Nobody knows why prices are going up! permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Import tariffs are explicitly inflationary. Even the rhumor of them is arguably inflationary. Lowering the interest rate (which Trump is currently in the midst of bullying the Fed chair into doing ) is also explicitly inflationary. All of the things he has done that actually pertain to inflation have been to increase it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* Yeah, which is why this is a bad article from the BBC. The headline should be, Trump Causes Inflation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That article is carrying a lot of water for the Trump administration Just admit you only read the Headline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago No, I read the article. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) Import tariffs are explicitly inflationary. Even the rhumor of them is arguably inflationary. Lowering the interest rate (which Trump is currently in the midst of bullying the Fed chair into doing ) is also explicitly inflationary. All of the things he has done that actually pertain to inflation have been to increase it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* Yeah, which is why this is a bad article from the BBC. The headline should be, Trump Causes Inflation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* Yeah, which is why this is a bad article from the BBC. The headline should be, Trump Causes Inflation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) That article is carrying a lot of water for the Trump administration Just admit you only read the Headline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago No, I read the article. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago No, I read the article. permalink fedilink source parent