Wall Street impatiently waits for inflation to pass: Morning Brief

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Inflation forecasts — like everything else — have been too conservative

If there's been one consistent theme during the recovery it has been analysts, strategists, economists, and forecasters of all stripes being too conservative in judging the resilience of the U.S. economy.

And inflation data is no exception.