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The U.S. added a robust 379,000 jobs in February, and the economy is primed to take off, but improved growth prospects might come with a cost in the short run. In a word: inflation. Make no mistake. Inflation is still very low right now, and it has been for the past decade. The coronavirus pandemic squelched inflation early last year, and, even now, prices are rising less than 2% a year.
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