"When you really dig into the numbers, almost all of the inflation comes down to one source, and that's energy. Like, as you could see, this has nearly doubled in the last 6 months as a result of the conflict throughout the Middle East."

… t that's nearly destroying the value of almost everything in 2026. And that would be, you guessed it, inflation. See, here's what most people don't realize. Even though rising prices were steadily trending downwards over the last few months, inflation has returned back to a 3-year high with CPI now coming in at a whopping 4.2% increase. Why? Well, when you really dig into the numbers, almost all of the inflation comes down to one source, and that's energy. Like, as you could see, this has nearly doubled in the last 6 months as a result of the conflict throughout the Middle East. And with inflation starting to tear through the value of almost everything, the big question then becomes what's next? And to look at that, we have to see what's called PPI. For those unaware, this stands for the producer price index. And it measures what businesses pay before they pass on the price to you. Kind of like what's coming down the pipe …