Tariff-Powered Grocery Inflation: Eggs, Coffee, and Tears

Brace your carts, America! August 2025 just dropped the heaviest grocery price hike since 2022, courtesy of tariffs that seem to want your money more than your health. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, coffee roasted its way up a mind-boggling 21.7%, beef steaks decided to hit the gym with a 16.6% increase, and eggs pulled a solid 10.9% fluff-up. Apples, candy, bacon, and even noncarbonated juices joined this price party with double-digit percentage jumps that would make Grandma clutch her pearls. Meanwhile, only 0.7% inflation managed to sneak in on energy, probably apologizing for overstaying food’s spotlight. Tariffs have turned grocery lists into budgeting obstacle courses from Tampa to Philadelphia, with inflation pushing well past the Fed’s humble 2% target. The Federal Reserve is now stuck in its own tragic-comedy: How to battle soaring prices amid jobless claims and zero net job growth? Markets are hopeful for rate cuts next week, while the Fed ghosts all interview requests. Welcome to 2025: where your bacon costs more than your Netflix subscription, and your ‘softening labor market’ sounds like the punchline to a really bad joke.

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Tariffs just turned coffee and eggs into luxury commodities while the Fed awkwardly avoids interviews like it’s dodging a second date after ghosting your texts.

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