Cooling Inflation Faces Test as Stubborn Costs Linger
Inflation slowed to start 2026, but sustaining momentum may be challenging for an economy still dealing with lingering tariff effects.
New York Today cited CEI’s expert on Tariffs & Trade.
“The trouble is that most of what America imports is inputs for other goods, which means that those tariffs can take time to work their way through supply chains. If a steel tariff goes up, it can take months or years before that will work its way into the price of a new washing machine or a new construction project.”
— Ryan Young, Senior Economist (Competitive Enterprise Institute)
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