Inflation

If your expectations are high for something you spent $1 in 2024, then you might be in the wrong store.

Just this year, grocery prices jumped 0.1% month over month and are 2.4% higher than they were a year ago.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has wreaked havoc in oil prices, and consequently in gas prices at the pump here in Missoula, and throughout the country.

Montana Senator Steve Daines is as conservative as they come, but he does reach across the aisle when the issue is important, such as his effort to stop members of Congress from owning or trading stock.

Investors in Missoula and around the globe are watching helplessly as their investment accounts drop hundreds of points a day while markets react to world and national events.

With inflation higher than it has been in over 40 years, the Federal Reserve will have to take some hard steps to bring the situation under control, and it won’t be pretty or easy for Montanans.

Former U.S. Representative and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke appeared this week on the KGVO Talk Back show as part of his campaign for the newly established western district Congressional seat.

On Friday, Governor Greg Gianforte released a statement addressing President Biden’s continued federal spending plans that Gianforte says will only result in continued inflation

During his monthly get together on KGVO’s Talk Back Show on Tuesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte criticized the new $1.85 trillion infrastructure bill by stating that it will increase inflation for Montanans.

The price of oil has been steadily rising and with that the price of gas has been fluctuating, as well.