Inflation out of control? You might expect to see an inflation chart like this in an emerging market, but this is happening in the 5th largest economy in the world.

The almighty (and confusing) US consumer. US economic health is intricately tied to consumer behaviour with personal consumption accounting for ~70% of GDP. Predicting whether or not Americans will keep opening their wallets for a new car, a night at a restaurant or a nice vacation has far reaching implications.

Pricing power is back! Inflation remains top of mind for investors but has filtered through to Main Street. This chart from Macrobond Financial shows that more companies are planning to raise prices than at any time in the last twenty years.