By Consumer inflation expectations have crept up over the past six months. A University of Michigan survey in June found consumers thought a year from now price levels would rise roughly 5%. That is well above the actual 2.4% inflation reading last month.If consumers believe the price of a car or washing machine will be significantly higher…
By If you’re worried about inflation and how it might potentially wreck your retirement, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent report from Gallup showed that as of April, inflation was the most named financial problem facing families — cited by 29% of respondents. That’s down a lot from 41% in 2024, but it’s still…
By Nicole B. Simpson, CFPJuly 5, 2025 at 5:01 AMProstock-Studio / iStock.comOn Apr. 2, President Donald Trump announced that global tariffs would be implemented on imported goods entering the United States. “Liberation Day” was designed to level the playing field as it relates to trade practices with other nations.Historically, an increase of tariffs has triggered higher…
By This article was written by67.53K FollowersFollowJussi Askola is the President of Leonberg Capital, a value-oriented investment boutique that consults hedge funds, family offices, and private equity firms on REIT investing. He has authored award-winning academic papers on REIT investing, has passed all three CFA exams, and has built relationships with many top REIT executives….
By The restaurant industry is unlike any other when it comes to navigating razor-thin profit margins, bouncing back from a volatile economy and finding ways to keep people fed.Restaurant patronage is still below pre-pandemic levels, and restaurants have a new battle to fight as well – inflation.“The last six months may not have changed that…
By CULVER CITY, CA (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAt the end of last week, fund managers had built up the largest net long position in crude oil futures in nine months, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It is serving as a necessary inflation hedge given a growing conflict in the…
By This article was written by40.26K FollowersFollowRobert Hauver, MBA, aka “Double Dividend Stocks” was VP of Finance for an industry-leading corporation for 18 years and has been investing for more than 30 years. He focuses on undercovered and undervalued income vehicles and he leads the investing group Hidden Dividend Stocks Plus.With Hidden Dividend Stocks Plus…
By Last month, the ONS’s former head Sir Ian Diamond resigned with immediate effect due to health reasons.In April, the UK’s Office for Statistics Regulation had set out its concerns about the quality of the data provided by the ONS itself.These concerns focused on, but were not limited to, widely-recognised problems with the Labour Force…
By Inflation has altered consumers’ buying habitsgettyYear-to-year inflation may look low, but prices continue to compound upwards. For example, “Food at home” pricing, accounting for 8% of the total CPI basket, was up 1.8% in 2024. That seemingly low inflation rate nevertheless pushed up the Covid period price inflation to 27.6%, and that is what…
By “IT’LL BE somewhere between a scalpel and a sledgehammer,” was how Mike Johnson, speaker of the House, described the emerging Republican approach to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Joe Biden’s signature climate law. Pressure from companies and congressmen with clean-energy projects benefiting from its subsidies in their districts (most are found in Republican counties)…