Inflation Up Again in May. The Worst Is Yet to Come.

Michael Busler
4 min readJun 14, 2021

There are more than just supply chain disruptions causing prices to rise at a 6.5% annual rate since January.

The Commerce Department recently reported that the consumer price index (CPI) increased by .6% in May. That means prices have risen 5% since last May 2020. This far exceeds the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. While they say the inflation…

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Michael Busler

Dr. Busler is an economist and a public policy analyst. He is a Professor of Finance at Stockton University. His op-ed columns appear in Townhall, Newsmax.