
Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
The Latest Inflation Report, Explained | Diving In
Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2026 · 15 min
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The latest inflation report just dropped, and Justin Wolfers digs into why it's worse than Wall Street expected. Headline inflation came in at an eye-popping 3.7% — well above the Fed's 2% target — and core inflation is stuck above 2.6%. The really worrying part is the latest month: prices rose 0.6% in a single month, and whatever momentum was pulling inflation back toward normal seems to have vanished.
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