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155. Deciphering the economy’s mixed signals

Inside the Strategy Room

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The Impact of Inflation on Consumer Behavior

Ezra Cummings: We have peaked in inflation. That is no longer increasing. In the US, literally 21 million people lost their jobs between March and April of 2020. I like to say that the labor market is supply chain with feelings. It doesn't get a pound back. The UK is that didn't take quite a big hit as the US and the labor market because of the structure there. Then you can see a very stark difference between Italy, Germany, where regulations and how things work are very, very much different. There was much less of an initial shock, but also we need to realize that in continental Europe, the way wage negotiations happen in the land, some contracts,

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