This alternative inflation measure reflects spending patterns among Americans age 62 and older. Historically, the CPI-E has ...

As the U.S. learned in 2021 and 2022, there are financial and even political consequences when policymakers fail to act in ...

With many Americans worried about prices, it’s worth looking at whether workers’ wages have been rising quickly enough to keep up. Like a lot of things in economics, however, there’s not one ...

Here’s something no American wants to hear: Prices are surging again, and uncomfortably high inflation could be with us for quite some time. Inflation has been a thorn in the US economy’s side since ...

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Real estate provides a good hedge against higher inflation amid FAITH (Fed dovishness, anti-immigration policies, Iran war, tariffs, hyper-valuation of equities).

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Oil and inflation dominate the near-term direction for rates. On a longer view, real rates highlight a backdrop where better ...