Is it the great inflation scare of 2025? The financial markets are in panic mode because the American people are freaking out about sticky inflation and the intensification of cost pressures. Wall Street recently suffered its worst day of the year so far, and the market endured a broad-based decline during the Feb. 25 session. To make matters worse, President Donald Trump acknowledged that “inflation is back.” It might be time to scoop up a year-long supply of Pepto Bismol before the local pharmacy or supermarket changes the price tag.
Everyone Is Worried About Inflation
The Conference Board released the February Consumer Confidence Index, and the results were not pretty. In addition to registering its largest monthly decline in nearly four years, the public’s inflation expectations rocketed to high levels. The average 12-month outlook rose from 5.2% to 6.2%, reflecting a blend of stickiness and a recent spike in key household items. Oh, hello, eggflation!
This was not an isolated report. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index plunged, but the one- and five-year forecasts climbed to 4.3% and 3.5%, respectively.
Both surveys highlighted consternation surrounding Trump’s tariff plans. However, as Liberty Nation News has reported, other data indicate that rekindling the inflation flame has been an ongoing trend since the beginning of autumn.
Various Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMIs), which reflect the prevailing economic direction of the manufacturing and service sectors, have revealed the same development: higher input costs and selling inflation. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Manufacturing Index spotlighted a broad array of companies in Texas fearful of tariffs and their costs. “With some of the new Buy America changes and tariffs incoming, we are looking at closing the business,” said a computer and electronic product manufacturing executive. A printing and related support executive noted that tariffs could bolster material costs, “which we will have no choice but to pass along to our customers.” […]
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