
Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who's to blame
CNN
Confused about inflation? You're not alone.
Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated.
Let's start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up.

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