US economy shrank 1.4% at beginning of 2022, marking worst quarter in 2 years

US economy shrank 1.4% at beginning of 2022, marking worst quarter in 2 years. Brandon’s really going for it, he’s sinking his own ship.

The U.S. economy cooled markedly in the first three months of the year, as snarled supply chains, record-high inflation and labor shortages weighed on growth and slowed the pandemic recovery.

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, shrank by 1.4% on an annualized basis in the three-month period from January through March, the Commerce Department said in its first reading of the data on Thursday. 

Inflation rises 7.9% in February, a new 40-year high

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Inflation rises 7.9% in February, a new 40-year high. Yeah, baby! Let’s go, Brandon!

From January to February, nearly every category of goods and services got pricier. Gas jumped 6.6% and accounted for almost a third of price hikes. Grocery costs jumped 1.4%, the sharpest one-month increase since 1990, other than during a pandemic-induced price surge two years ago. The cost of fruits and vegetables rose 2.3%, the largest monthly increase since 2010.

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