Flashpoint Interview: Roundtable explains surging US inflation, what’s next Inflation soaring in US
Steps are being taken to slow down surging inflation in the U.S., but is it enough to end the nonstop sticker shock?
We’re talking with a roundtable of topic experts to help us break this down.
Related: US retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite
Watch the interview in segment two of the March 20, 2022, episode of Flashpoint in the video player above .
More: Fed begins inflation fight with key rate hike, more to come
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