Inflation & Prices

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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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Consumer

Value of Manuka Honey Plummets

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International Economics

Italian Gas Station Owners Strike

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Indicators

The Fed Would Prefer to Manage Inflation Without Wall Street’s “Help”

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Inflation & Prices

Dubai Drops 30% Tax on Alcohol

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