• higher prices are coming

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 20 18:45:47 2025
    Federal Reserve officials said on Tuesday that higher prices are
    coming on the back of rising U.S. import tariffs, with the open
    question now whether the inflation shock will be fleeting or more
    persistent.

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-economy-may-brink-price-193500752.html

    When price increases happen, merchants do not like to mark down prices
    when their cost goes down.

    Hence, will "...the inflation shock will be fleeting or more
    persistent."

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