Author

Christopher Decker

Christopher Decker

Christopher Decker is a professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

COMMENTARY

Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States

By: - August 4, 2022

The 9.1 percent increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines. Meanwhile, annual inflation in Germany and the U.K. – countries with comparable economies – ran nearly as high: 7.5 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively, for the 12 months ending […]