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Soaring inflation helped lead Trump to victory – here’s why some of his policies might drive prices higher again

  • Written by Veronika Dolar, Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
imageCould inflation pick back up?AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

President-elect Donald Trump owes his political comeback in large part to voters’ concerns over the soaring price of everything from gasoline and housing to coffee and bagels.

Inflation has since come down to levels close to normal thanks in large part to a steep rise in interest rates. But in...

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