US Inflation Is Set to Back Fed Pause After Robust Jobs Data

US Inflation Is Set to Back Fed Pause After Robust Jobs Data

Underlying US inflation probably cooled only a touch at the close of 2024 against a backdrop of a resilient job market and steadfast economy, supporting the Federal Reserve’s go-slow approach to further... Read more »
Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled: AARP

Prices of top 25 Medicare Part D drugs have nearly doubled: AARP

Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images List prices for the top 25 prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D have nearly doubled, on average, since they were first brought to market,... Read more »
Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

Michelle Bowman, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the Exchequer Club meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Michelle... Read more »
Mexico inflation drops to 4.21%, approaching four-year record low

Mexico inflation drops to 4.21%, approaching four-year record low

In December 2024, Mexico’s annual inflation rate dropped to a nearly four-year low of 4.21%, representing a notable decline of 0.34% from 4.55% in November. The inflation rate below market expectations remains... Read more »
German Inflation Up More Than Expected, Backing ECB Caution

German Inflation Up More Than Expected, Backing ECB Caution

German inflation accelerated more than anticipated last month, backing the European Central Bank’s plans to keep cutting interest rates only gradually. Source link Read more »
Here are the changes to expect

Here are the changes to expect

Djelics | E+ | Getty Images Retirees can expect to see some big changes in 2025 when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits. President Joe Biden is expected to... Read more »
Trump Tariff-Induced Inflation: How Investors Can Balance Portfolios

Trump Tariff-Induced Inflation: How Investors Can Balance Portfolios

As we look ahead to the factors poised to shape financial markets next year, the economic policies under the incoming Trump administration emerge as a dominant theme. Tariffs and Corporate Tax Reductions... Read more »
How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

How the 2024 election will impact Black Friday, holiday spending

A “Keep America Great” hat tops off a Christmas tree at a “Merry Christmas” rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 18, 2019. Scott... Read more »
Stubborn US Inflation Set to Reinforce Fed’s Go-Slow Approach

Stubborn US Inflation Set to Reinforce Fed’s Go-Slow Approach

US inflation figures in the coming week that are seen showing stubborn price pressures will reinforce the Federal Reserve’s cautionary posture toward future interest-rate cuts. Source link Read more »
Stuck in the Muddle With UK Stocks and Inflation

Stuck in the Muddle With UK Stocks and Inflation

Price rises will stay a worry as long as people talk about them, but Britain’s bigger concern should be the stagnant stock market. Source link Read more »
Thanksgiving meals may be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop

Thanksgiving meals may be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop

Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, to show gratitude for life’s abundance — and, of course, to eat. And when it comes to... Read more »
Why millennials can’t afford a midlife crisis: earnings, inflation, and shifting priorities

Why millennials can’t afford a midlife crisis: earnings, inflation, and shifting priorities

Millennials are reshaping the narrative around midlife crises as financial realities and evolving values redefine what this pivotal life stage looks like. Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials face unique challenges compared... Read more »
Here’s the deflation breakdown for October 2024 — in one chart

Here’s the deflation breakdown for October 2024 — in one chart

As inflation has throttled back from pandemic-era highs, consumers have seen prices decline outright for many household items. This dynamic, known as deflation, generally doesn’t occur on a broad, sustained scale in... Read more »
Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if countries retaliate

Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if countries retaliate

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024.  David... Read more »
Federal Reserve cuts rates after election. What that means for you

Federal Reserve cuts rates after election. What that means for you

The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. Joshua Roberts | Reuters The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it will lower its benchmark rate by a quarter point, or 25 basis points, less... Read more »
Only high earners can ‘easily afford’ holiday spending this year: survey

Only high earners can ‘easily afford’ holiday spending this year: survey

Betsie Van der Meer | Getty Only one cohort of surveyed shoppers said they have enough financial runway to spend cash this holiday season without rolling into debt — and even so,... Read more »
I just bought a used car for my teen driver. Here’s what I learned

I just bought a used car for my teen driver. Here’s what I learned

When I was a teenager, I bought my first car. It was a Toyota Tercel with a few hundred miles on it and cost less than $10,000. Granted, this was 30 years... Read more »
Here’s the deflation breakdown for September 2024 — in one chart

Here’s the deflation breakdown for September 2024 — in one chart

Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Inflation has eased gradually across the broad U.S. economy, and some areas of consumer spending, such as furniture and gasoline, have even deflated... Read more »
Here’s why the Social Security COLA is smaller for 2025

Here’s why the Social Security COLA is smaller for 2025

Lordhenrivoton | E+ | Getty Images The Social Security Administration on Thursday announced that the cost-of-living adjustment will be 2.5% in 2025. When that increase goes into effect, it will be the... Read more »