Surging Inflation: Where to Hide your Money During High Inflation
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Surging Inflation: Where to Hide your Money During High Inflation

During periods of surging inflation, prices of all commodities go up and cause money to lose value. The currency depreciates because consumers now need more money to buy the same bundles of goods as before. Mild, stable, and consistent inflation is beneficial to the economy as it maintains price stability and maximum employment. An annual…

How the Latest Fed Interest Hike Affects your Money
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How the Latest Fed Interest Hike Affects your Money

In a bid to tame the runaway inflation that has seen Americans slammed with double-point percentage increases in prices of essential commodities, the Federal Reserve has taken more aggressive and drastic measures by announcing an interest hike of 75 basis points (bps). The hike is the third this year and comes after a period of…