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After four straight months of increases, the inflation rate fell slightly in February, dropping to 2.8% from 3.0% the month prior. But despite those recent upticks, today's inflation rate is a big ...

Discover how the sacrifice ratio measures the cost of changing inflation on economic production and output, including its role in fiscal policy decisions.

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Financial markets figure there is an 86% probability that the FOMC will cut the Federal Funds rate by one-quarter of a percentage point. But that one-seventh chance of no change deserves consideration ...