Does inflation mean consumers have to keep paying more?

Controlling spending and focusing more on needs are essential at such uncertain times. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Inflation does not mean consumers have to accept higher prices and resign themselves to having lower purchasing power.

Hedging against inflation is easier said than done but people can take a multi-pronged approach to protect themselves, said Singapore Management University (SMU) assistant professor of finance Aurobindo Ghosh.

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