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‘Huge Increases in Prices for American Working Families’: Three Experts on What Trump’s Economic Policy Means
Brainard: If so, it is not a smart strategy. Hitting working families with huge price hikes, raising the risk of throwing the ...
Money blog: 'I gambled away £1m, two marriages and tried to take my life but still see ads - the UK needs to change'
Hussain Vorajee's gambling addiction took him to the brink. With two-thirds of people saying they see gambling advertising ...
Can you pass a seven-question quiz on financial literacy? Most Americans could not.
Most of the questions on a seven-item financial literacy quiz involve elementary math. Only 4% of Americans got all seven right.
In Historic First, Texas House Approves Private School Voucher Program
The Texas House has given initial approval to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program ...
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Reserve Bank expected to keep interest rates on hold amid VAT, inflation pressures
This decision comes amidst predictions of rising consumer inflation, which is expected to persist its upward trajectory in the forthcoming months. With economic pressures mounting, many are ...
Money: The UK areas where houses take just 19 days to sell
Welcome to Money, Sky News' consumer and financial news hub. Today: house asking prices have reached a record high; what it's ...
March inflation dips, but staples like eggs and beef continue to rise
Clothing is another category to watch with China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and India among the top countries we imported apparel and accessories from supplier reports show China and Vietnam are major ...
How Bad Is Inflation? A Quick Data Snapshot
Grocery prices in particular skyrocketed in the summer of 2022. And though the rate of inflation has largely slowed down since, American shoppers are still feeling the effects. As of March, prices for ...
Consumer sentiment sinks, approaching three-year low with inflation worries highest since 1981
The numbers: The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 50.8% in a preliminary April reading from 57.0% ...
Inflation rate rose by 2.4% in March, CPI report shows. Here's what that means.
Inflation cooled in March, but economists expect prices to reaccelerate as some of President Trump's tariffs kick in.
Inflation eased in March but Trump's tariffs could still bite despite 90-day pause
Inflation slowed in March as gasoline, used car prices dropped. Trump paused many of his largest tariffs for 90 days but ...
Social Security's COLA seen lower in 2026 as market turmoil leaves seniors in limbo
The Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group for older adults, expects the 2026 COLA to be 2.3%, while independent Social Security and Medicare analyst Mary Johnson expects the COLA to be 2.2%. Both ...