Sec. Bessent's big plan to finance the national debt

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• "Buying a house with a credit card": The Treasury's plan to finance the national debt

  by Justin Ho

  

  The Treasury wants to use short-term borrowing to finance the national debt. While short-term interest rates are usually lower than long-term rates, they’re also more volatile.

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• The Fed's preferred measure of inflation is changing

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Methodology changes to PCE are coming right as the central bank makes critical decisions about interest rates.

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• As central bank bigwigs gather in Jackson Hole, local businesses carry on

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and other central bankers will be in Jackson Hole, Wyoming next week for a conference. Meanwhile, local residents combat high prices and rising rents.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Builders bet on multifamily housing — but only in certain places

  by Nova Safo

  

  Construction permits for multifamily housing rose 9% in July compared to June.

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• Craft store owner shifts to more events

  by Sofia Terenzio

  Ashley Morken, owner of Unglued in Fargo, North Dakota, says interest in events at her shop have been growing this summer. It's meant changes in hiring.

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