Attention Economy


Thursday, February 20, 2025

Fear of an Inflation Comeback


Inflation Helped Trump Get Elected. Now It’s His Problem.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/inflation-helped-trump-get-elected-now-its-his-problem-87e995e3
President’s team blames Biden for stubborn inflation, but Trump’s own agenda could make it harder to defeat.
 
Trumponomics and Rising Inflation
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-inflation-interest-rates-prices-tariffs-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-af0c4d66
The President calls for easier money even though consumer prices keep rising. Does he want even higher prices?  

We’re Headed Toward a Landlord-Friendly Era. Expect Higher Rent Prices.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/rent-price-increase-landlord-friendly-market-8ec25de5
Prospect of rising apartment rents could further stoke inflation and give the Fed another reason to pause.

Markets may be underestimating how much inflation will fall this year by Richard Clarida (Former Vice-Chairman of the Federal Reserve)
https://www.ft.com/content/0e632a7b-0962-42ea-803a-c4b59f44b4f9
It is not just tariffs that might affect growth but also trade uncertainty and the effects of the Trump policy agenda.
 
There’s still a real threat that inflation makes a comeback by VIVEKANAND JAYAKUMAR, The Hill - 02/01/25
https://thehill.com/opinion/5119872-trump-era-inflation-debate/