%A Ajit Ranade %T Bracing for a nasty inflation spike %! Bracing for a nasty inflation spike %X Profits are rising because of higher demand, and higher prices being commanded. This is true for companies across sectors like fast moving consumer goods (i.e., foods and staples), white goods like washing machines and toasters, home furnishing and improvement, fashion, and even commodity sectors like metals, cement, construction materials, chemicals. %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/bracing-nasty-inflation-spike-590