U.S. shoppers sharply boosted retail spending by 3.8% in January as inflation accelerated
Some think rising inflation means companies are forced to raise their prices.
But as WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains, it actually works the other way around: Corporations actually drive inflation, and data show that they have been and will continue to push prices up for some time. Illustration: Elizabeth Smelov
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