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2024-06-03 13:24:45 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A2664DC37F90EACF47F3B4ABA358765EA9CAF9759CF6B318F4363D83852185F
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Major drivers of price growth, oil prices and rent increases, have both been targets of recent price fixing allegations and prosecutions. This suggests that increased consumer prices may be the result of illegal anticompetitive business practices and not inflation. https://fortune.com/2024/05/02/exxon-pioneer-merger-ftc-claim-collusion-texas-opec/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/first-settlements-reached-realpage-rental-price-fixing-lawsuits-2024-02-05/ https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/outlook/economic-outlook/cpi-report-april-2024#:~:text=Key%20takeaways,in%20rent%20and%20gasoline%20prices
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