Part 3: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — How Real is the Recession Threat to your Negotiations?

Part 3: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — How Real is the Recession Threat to your Negotiations?

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last two articles in this series, we discussed recent and projected CPI. We have described the recent spikes in inflation as well as economist predictions that inflation will start to taper off.

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Part 2: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Inflation Predictions

Part 2: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Inflation Predictions

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last Newsletter article in this series, we updated you on recent inflation numbers. This included a surprisingly large jump in the inflation reported in June, followed by a modest decline in July. Do the July numbers indicate that we’ve turned a corner? If so, how far can we expect the CPI to drop? That’s the topic that we turn to today.

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Part 1: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Latest in CPI

Part 1: Current Negotiation Issues and Trends — Latest in CPI

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

Earlier this month we presented a webinar covering recent inflation and contract settlement trends with a focus on what lies ahead for groups currently in negotiations or planning to start them soon. The webinar and transcript are available on our Premium Website. This article is the first of a series on these issues.

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