Inflation & Prices

Inflation & Prices

Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

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Slowing inflation usually means prices are rising, just not as fast as before. But now there is actual deflation.

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Risk On…Despite Everything?

Interest rates and risk appetite to set the table for 2024…

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Why This Year’s Black Friday Matters

It’s official: 2023 has been the year of the American consumer. The propensity for Americans to spend as though they have bottomless bank accounts has…

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Inflation & Prices

Low-Wage Workers Are Losing Their Leverage

Thanks to high demand for low-paying jobs in recent years, workers had plenty of leverage for bigger salaries and better perks.

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A Bottomless Congressional Conflagration

Another month, another potential government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives did manage to briefly overcome its deep divisions long enough to…

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The Great Housing Crisis

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As housing prices reach record highs nationwide – against quite a few forecasts at the start of the year – buying a home is now completely…

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The Fatalist U.S Consumer

Americans are going to shop until they drop – Inflation and interest rates are up, the labor market is cooling, the pumpkins are out and the Halloween…

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Surviving the Roller-Coaster Ride that Is the U.S. Economy

The U.S. Economy is taking Americans for a ride, interest rates hit a 23-year high at 8.34 percent on 30-year mortgages.

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Inflation & Prices

Pesky Oil Prices Are Messing With Fed’s Ability to Stick the Landing

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has met his match in the ongoing fight against inflation: skyrocketing oil costs.

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U.S. Household Incomes Swallowed Up By Inflation

Americans’ inflation-adjusted annual median income fell in 2022 to $74,580.

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Inflation & Prices

The Rise in Rental Prices May Be Running Out of Steam

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Inflation & Prices

Lower Inflation Isn’t Lifting Small Business’ Spirits

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Economics

Inflation Stings the UK, Stalks the US

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