Bloomberg: Inflation fears rising
"A week of sobering economic news for America ended with, well, more of the same. The long-term inflation expectations of US consumers rose to its highest level in almost three decades. Their reasons? Growing concern that President Donald Trump’s accumulating number of
tariff threats against friend and foe alike will translate into higher prices.
Consumers said they expect prices will climb at an annual rate of 3.5% over the next five to 10 years, according to the final February reading from the University of Michigan. The rate is the highest since 1995, based on data compiled by Bloomberg. All five components of the index deteriorated, including a drop in buying conditions for big-ticket items. And more than half of consumers in the survey expect the unemployment rate to rise over the next year, the highest since 2020."