Will U.S. Inflation Jump to 4.2% This Year? The Fed Says No, but This Gold-Standard Forecaster Says Yes.

Will U.S. Inflation Jump to 4.2% This Year? The Fed Says No, but This Gold-Standard Forecaster Says Yes.

Key PointsThe OECD predicts U.S. headline inflation will rise to 4.2% in 2026.We have only had inflation that high twice since 1992. High inflation would be very disruptive to the economy, but would probably be temporary.10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › The problem with paying attention to forecasts is that most of them will turn out to be wrong. But there's a huge difference between being a little bit wrong and being very, very wro…