Inflation modest, but firms' profit margins hurt by struggles to pass on costs:Fed
Investing.com – The economy expanded slightly since late February, and the pace of inflation remained modest over recent months, though continued to dent business profit margins amid struggles to past higher costs onto consumers, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book released Wednesday.economic report, based on anecdotal information collected by the Fed’s 12 reserve banks through Apr.
Still, the elevated level of inflation continued to hurt business profit margins as their"ability to pass cost increases on to consumers had weakened considerably in recent months," the report said,.
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