Mar 12, 2024

Millennials will be worse off than their parents, right? Maybe not.

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We'll consider some economic findings that reframe the idea that millennials will be worse off than the generation before them.

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Unpacking the latest CPI figures

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Prices rose .4% in February, which is more than they did in January … and which was more than they did in December. A lot of that was housing and gas, but even taking those things out the numbers aren’t that great. Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden and Rygel, joins us to discuss.

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Some upbeat economic news for millennials

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder

Mar 12, 2024

New research casts doubt on the widespread belief that the generation of Americans will be worse off than their parents.

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