Inflation & Prices

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Fed’s Tea Leaves Get Murkier

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The U.S. Federal Reserve is all but certain to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, but the economy is still scorching – beating expectations in September – while American consumers continue to buy up a storm, charging their credit cards as…

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Once and For All, Is It Spending…Or Taxes?

America’s debt clock is ticking – the nation’s debt is at around $33.7 trillion and its deficit, in the latest fiscal year, has effectively doubled to punch above $1.7 trillion.

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The Battle Hymn of Billionaire John Paulson

John Paulson, of “The Greatest Trade Ever” fame, is suing a former business partner tasked with running an investment empire for Paulson valued at up to $1 billion in the booming tax shelter of Puerto Rico.

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The Great Housing Crisis

As housing prices reach record highs nationwide – against quite a few forecasts at the start of the year – buying a home is now completely unaffordable in most parts of the country for the average American.

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The Fatalist U.S Consumer

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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 Federal Reserve meeting is nigh.

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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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Economics

Is Beyonce Responsible for Sweden’s Surprisingly High Inflation?

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Economics

The Fed May be Winning its War on Inflation

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How to Know If the Fed Got It Right

It’s not often the U.S. Federal Reserve faces a phalanx of wobbly banks as it weighs a decision to raise interest rates in order to cool inflation.

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Markets

The Fed’s Rate Hiking Campaign Creates Ripe Conditions For Private Credit Lenders

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Indicators

Absolutely Nobody Can Agree on What’s Happening With the Economy Right Now

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