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“This was the second straight election most voters told us inflation was a hardship for them, and more said their finances are worse now compared to two years ago — these voters backed Democrats over the Republicans for the House.”

“Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024 seems, now, less like a broad cultural realignment and more like a product of material factors, namely inflation.”

“Democrats have focused much of their campaign on affordability, an issue that has roundly resonated with an electorate stung by high gas prices and persistent inflation, driven in part by Trump’s erratic tariff policies and the US war on Iran.”

“Persistently high inflation would make that decision harder, of course.”

“If US society were truly and passionately wedded to the principles enshrined in its constitution, a campaign exposing Trump as a persistent aggressor against that foundational ethos would be unbeatable.”

“Inflation, as Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock puts it, makes us poorer.”

“'The Reserve Bank warned us that this could happen if inflation didn't show some sign of stablising or easing - despite the fact that consumer confidence is almost at a record lows, business confidence is at record lows and unemployment is increasing,' he…”

“Clement was particularly concerned about persistent inflation, fueled by Trump’s war on Iran.”

“Zahid Hussain, a former lead economist at the World Bank’s Dhaka office, said persistent inflation over the past five years has sharply eroded the purchasing power of low-paid workers.”

“'The worst case scenario for us would be having to get the cash rate up to where the RBA took it just before the (Global Financial Crisis) when we last had an inflation problem, and that was a cash rate of 7.25 per cent.”

“There is a direct connection between his actions and higher gas prices, costlier groceries and persistently high inflation.”

“KARACHI: Amid rising food inflation and weakening purchasing power from higher fuel costs driven by Middle East tensions since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on Feb 28, local and multinational consumer goods companies in Pakistan reported improved…”

“Underlying conditions are in Democrats' favour – Republican US President Donald Trump's approval rating is at a record low for a president heading into a midterm, comparable to George W Bush in his final term in 2006; the Iran war still isn't over and it's…”

“That is less than half the 9.1% pace of inflation reached as the US emerged from the pandemic.”

“Now, at a time of growing inflation, rising interest rates, persistent unemployment and a protracted trade war, Ontario needs to pack the biggest possible punch.”