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Climate change is expensive, and it could add to overall inflation

by Amy Scott and Sofia Terenzio
Jul 11, 2024
High temperatures can lead to price spikes and headline inflation, a study finds. Sarah Kaplan of The Washington Post explains.
Global olive oil prices have surged after extreme heat and drought in Europe last year cut production nearly in half, says Sarah Kaplan of The Washington Post.
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Inflation's down for the third straight month. But is that enough for the Fed to cut interest rates?

by Daniel Ackerman
Jul 11, 2024
The short answer? You can never have enough data.
As Americans wait for the Fed to cut interest rates, inflation continues its downward trend.
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Real earnings outpace inflation, helping consumers offset price growth

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 11, 2024
Raises in real earnings help offset price increases but not all consumers share the benefits equally.
Even though real earnings have recently outpaced inflation, consumer sentiment is still pretty glum.
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Small-business optimism climbs, but inflation agita persists

by Elizabeth Trovall
Jul 9, 2024
The mood among businesspeople is better than it has been this year, but they're still more pessimistic than the historical average.
High costs remain top of mind for many small-business owners, according to a survey from the NFIB
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Stocks are up, but so are consumer prices. What's the connection?

by Daniel Ackerman
Jul 8, 2024
Investors are often wary of inflation. But those higher prices can bring benefits to companies.
Inflation has eased, the Federal Reserve has held interest rates steady and stocks have been making new highs.
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In 1976, concert tickets cost less than $10. Now, they can go for thousands. What happened? 

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 8, 2024
As record sales declined, concert ticket sales became the big moneymaker for artists.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on April 12 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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A closer look at wage measures hints at why consumers still feel gloomy

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2024
Average wage growth has slowed in recent months, though according to the May jobs report, it’s still ahead of inflation.
"While wages have grown across the board, we've actually had the strongest wage growth among the lowest earners," says Valerie Wilson at the Economic Policy Institute.
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Federal Reserve, assessing inflation-unemployment link, faces an inflection point

by Caleigh Wells
Jul 3, 2024
But some economists say the relationship between inflation and employment is not as black and white as it used to be.
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Economy looms large as United Kingdom heads to polls

by Rob Watson
Jul 3, 2024
Voting in the U.K.'s general election takes place on Thursday, and the economy has been at the center of the campaign.
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Why the last mile in the Federal Reserve's inflation fight has been uphill

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder , Ariana Rosas and Nic Perez
Jun 20, 2024
It's taking a longer time for the broader economy to feel the impact of higher interest rates, in part because of debts locked in when rates were lower.
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