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Consumers are likely to pay more for lumber, coffee, chocolate, perhaps sugar _ anything that we import through the ports in the affected region will face higher prices. 
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Consumers | Lumber | Coffee | Chocolate | Sugar |
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If illegal immigration came to a standstill, it would disrupt the economy. It would lead to higher prices for many goods and services, and some things literally would not get done. It would be a major adjustment for our economy, for sure.
- Mark Zandi
There has been a global pick-up in inflation due to the surge in energy prices, and that gives cover for US manufacturers to lift their prices more aggressively. Central banks across the globe are tightening policy in fears that the surge in energy prices will infect inflation more broadly.
- Mark Zandi
If protectionist sentiment boils over, that could be a precipitating factor for the dollar. In a dollar crash scenario, it puts the Fed in a particularly difficult spot. Do they tighten policy (raise interest rates) to attract global capital or do they loosen it to help support the economy?
- Mark Zandi