Get Ready For ‘Excuse-flation’ - That’s About To Drive Up Cost Of Living Even Further

"Excuseflation" is the secret reason your groceries, petrol and power keep going up.Why did butter come down a third in global price... and only drop two cents on the shelf? Why does petrol rocket up in a day but crawl back down for months? There's a name for this: excuseflation, when real inflation gives businesses cover to hike prices for no real reason at all.In this episode, financial journalist Frances Cook breaks down:The real numbers behind headline inflation for NZThe "rockets and feathers" effect: why petrol prices jump instantly but fall painfully slowlyThe on-the-record quote from a US CEO who admitted he "prays for inflation" because it "expands margins"Brand-new Reserve Bank of New Zealand research showing when businesses raise prices, and when they cut themThe 4-question "sniff test" to tell a genuine price rise from a cynical onePractical ways to fight back against inflation, and excuseflationIf you've ever felt like prices only go one way, this episode explains why, and what you can actually do about it.Follow me everywhere!Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZInstagram / https://www.instagram.com/francescooknzTikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknzJoin the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribeBecome a confident sharemarket investor by signing up to the Market Memo newsletter https://www.francescook.co.nz/invest#MakingCents #FrancesCook #MakingCentsPodcast #InvestingPodcast #MoneyPodcast #FinancialFreedomProduction and video editing by Lana ByrneAudio engineering by Tash ChittockFilmed by Fanaticals