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Blackvegetable » 14 Apr 2026, 6:27 am » wrote: ↑

14 Apr 2026, 6:27 am

Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025 

New study finds that tariffs were responsible for the "entirety of the excess inflation in the core goods category."

Tariffs implemented last year by President Donald Trump's administration are entirely to blame for the recent surge in prices for consumer and household goods. 

Those tariffs have raised core goods prices by 3.1 percent, according to a new study by a trio of economists at the Federal Reserve. Those higher consumer prices were the result of retailers passing the cost of tariffs along the supply chain. 

As of February 2026, the tariffs "can explain the entirety of the excess inflation in the core goods category since January 2025," the economists concluded. "Our estimates indicate that tariff effects on prices gradually build over time, with cumulative effects seven months after implementation consistent with our theoretical measures of full dollar-for-dollar pass-through."

https://reason.com/2026/04/13/federal-reserve-without-tariffs-inflation-would-have-dropped-to-pre-pandemic-levels-during-2025/?utm_source=Reason+Magazine&utm_campaign=43cde5d1b9-reason_brand%7Cnew_at_reason%7C2026_04_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31d7ef7f57-43cde5d1b9-587966116

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You're taking the word of a party with a dog in the fight. The fed and the fat have been feuding for a minute. 

Instead of resorting to using one untrustworthy fat cat against another, just point out that trump wears a diaper, paints hiself orange, and lies when he opens his mouth.