Inflation, inflation everywhere …

… and not a drop of relief, at least for a while. Inflation clocked in at 8.5% year over year in March, but the economic cooling effects of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes could take a year or more. Meanwhile, small businesses and consumers alike are trying to stretch their dollars further. We’ll also take an inside look at Shanghai’s indefinite COVID-19 lockdown and interrogate Germany’s “change through trade” approach to autocratic countries.