Tag: Inflation
Gas Prices Tick Up, Ending 99-Day Streak of Lower Costs
(AP) A 99-day run of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that red-hot inflation might be cooling...
How the Government Is Causing a Credit Card Debt Crisis
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Inflation still isn’t letting up, and it’s a top concern for Americans right now. But we just learned...
How Much ‘Pain’? Fed to Signal More Rate Hikes Ahead
(AP) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the Fed’s drive to curb inflation by aggressively raising interest...
Poll: 63% of Americans Say They Are Falling Behind the Cost...
(The Center Square) Newly released polling data shows that the majority of Americans report they are falling behind the cost of living.
NBC News released...
Oktoberfest Is Back But Inflation Hits Brewers, Cost of Beer
(AP) Oktoberfest is back in Germany after two years of pandemic cancellations — the same bicep-challenging beer mugs, fat-dripping pork knuckles, pretzels the size...
Critics Blast Biden over Rising Prices
(The Center Square) New inflation data released Tuesday showed that prices rose more than expected in the month of August, putting more pressure on Americans, many...
As Small Businesses Raise Prices, Some Customers Push Back
(AP) Inflation isn't only costing small businesses money. It's costing them customers as well.
At the Bushwick Grind Cafe in Brooklyn, New York, Kymme Williams-Davis...
U.S. Army Recommends Food Stamps for Soldiers Struggling with Inflation
(The Center Square) The U.S. army is recommending soldiers apply for SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, to help cover their rising costs...
Joe Biden’s Stagflating Economy
(Michael N. Peterson, American Institute for Economic Research) For the first time since the smothering lockdowns took effect in the early months of 2020,...
Bad News for the Economy Is Good News for Gold
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) A bad run for gold and silver markets this summer is dimming hopes for the metals being able to...
