Over past few months, seemingly random foods have become wildly expensive or hard to find. A sign that world supply chains are still under pressure.
US and European stock markets have been roiled since April, with stubbornly high inflation and hawkish central banks raising the specter of recession.
Time-honored method of allocating 60% to equities and 40% to fixed income has plunged about 14% so far this quarter.
President Biden singled out ExxonMobil for reaping big profits as a result of high oil and gas prices.