Economics

Inflation Drumbeat Reverberates on Latest U.S. Earnings Calls

  • Supply chains, materials shortages driving price pressures
  • Companies also indicate tight labor market is spurring wages
Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg
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Temporary may well extend into 2022.

The outsize gains in U.S. inflation measures that exceeded forecasts over the last four months have been borne out in recent corporate earnings calls, with many executives highlighting greater pricing power.