Governments especially those of Japan and China - have taken up the slack by purchasing U.S. assets, but the shortfall in the desire to supply savings to fund our deficit has been reflected in a significant drop in the dollar on foreign exchange markets since early 2002.
The growth in inflation in the first months of 2021 was driven by a number of factors. Among them were: higher food and fuel prices stronger inflationary pressures from trading partner countries sustained domestic consumer demand. Moreover, prices continue to be influenced by the effects of last year’s hryvnia depreciation. How will inflation behave in the future?