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What Would Trump Have to Do to Defeat Inflation? Maybe Nothing.

February 25, 2025

President Donald Trump promised to “end inflation” and “immediately bring prices down” during his election campaign, but that hasn’t happened yet.

by Diccon Hyatt
Investopedia

The public is showing signs of impatience for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promises to solve inflation, but it might be on its way down all on its own.

A CNN poll last week showed 62% of U.S. adults believe President Donald Trump has not gone far enough to reduce the price of everyday goods. Inflation heated up unexpectedly in January, rising to a 3% year-over-year increase (compared to around 2% a year before the pandemic).

Trump, who won in the November elections on a wave of voter anger about inflation, pledged to “immediately bring prices down” and “end inflation” on day one of his presidency.

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