Amid a bounce back in manufacturing activity, surging commodity prices are leading to fears of inflationary forces. Those forces are real, but corporate profits — and therefore, stock prices — won’t suffer too quickly. The pain for struggling Americans, though, could be rapid and severe.

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Consumers, Not Stocks, Will Feel Inflation’s Pain First originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00.

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