Inflation Cooled to 3.4%. Your Raise Is Still Losing to It.
The July inflation report came in about as tame as anyone could have hoped. Consumer prices rose just 0.1%
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Bond Yields Just Dropped. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Mortgage.
The 10-year Treasury yield slid to around 4.60% this week, its lowest level in a while, as a
Retail Sales Are Up. Almost None of That Growth Is From Buying More.
Retail sales numbers keep coming in stronger than expected, and the trade industry's own forecasters are projecting healthy
The Price Report Nobody Talks About Predicts Your Grocery Bill Before It Happens
Every month, the Consumer Price Index gets the headlines. A day before it, a quieter report called the Producer Price
Stocks Hit a Record High Because the Jobs Report Was Bad
The Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs last week, and the reason had nothing to do
Today's Debt Report Will Confirm What Your Credit Card Statement Already Told You
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York releases its household debt report today, and if the trend from the past
The Records Are Real. So Is the Gap Between Who's Still Spending and Who Isn't.
Stocks keep grinding toward new highs, corporate earnings season is rolling through with mostly solid results, and on paper the
Gold Is Near $4,300 Again. This Time It's Not Fear Driving It.
Gold is climbing toward $4,300 an ounce, up nearly 6% in a single week and rising for four straight
A Stronger Dollar Sounds Like Good News. The Tariffs Behind It Aren't.
The US Dollar Index has been climbing, recently breaking above its prior weekly high as investors pile into the dollar