Gold is up. Dollar is down. Is inflation back on the worry list?
The whiff of inflation is in the air.
As improbable as it sounds in this low-inflation era, some signs point to a future period of rapid rises in consumer prices.
One is the price of gold. Long seen as a hedge against runaway prices, the yellow metal is trading within 5% of its all-time high. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who in the past has downplayed the precious metal, recently bought shares in a gold-mining company.
Another signal is the U.S. dollar. While still viewed by many as a haven from financial storms, its value has been sagging versus other major currencies in recent months. And Rochelle Jones, a young worker and student living near Washington is seeking alternatives to the dollar as a safeguard of
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