Inflation, Interest Rates, and Already-Increasing Commercial Bankruptcy Filings

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14 minute read November 01, 2022 at 12:11 AM
By
Erich N. Durlacher
Inflation, Interest Rates, and Already-Increasing Commercial Bankruptcy Filings

Inflation has been running red hot in 2022. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September on a seasonally-adjusted basis, which amounts to an 8.2% year-over-year increase since September 2021 before seasonal adjustment.

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