By Egg prices are not the only thing pressuring household budgets. Something even more essential is creating the latest inflation headache: water. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed the cost of water, sewer, and trash collection services rose at an annualized rate of 4.9% in March versus an overall CPI increase of 2.4%. The…
By POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 28: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald … More Trump arrives to a Q&A with Pastor Paula White at the National Faith Advisory Summit on October 28, 2024 in Powder Springs, Georgia. With eight days left until the election, Trump is expected to continue visiting battleground states through…
By POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 28: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald … More Trump arrives to a Q&A with Pastor Paula White at the National Faith Advisory Summit on October 28, 2024 in Powder Springs, Georgia. With eight days left until the election, Trump is expected to continue visiting battleground states through…
By President Donald Trump has wasted little time starting to undo one of his predecessor’s worst policies − the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order halting the IRA’s boondoggle green-energy grants.That action − while sorely needed − only begins to curtail the damage the…
By The Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth, and the Federal Reserve will focus on keeping price increases temporary, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. The Fed chair’s remarks come two days after Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs that have upended the global economy and sent stock prices in…
By Stephen Nalley is the Founder & CEO of Black Briar Advisors.getty The hospitality industry has always been a dynamic and evolving space, but few challenges have tested its resilience like the post-Covid economic environment. As an investor and operator in the hospitality sector, I have witnessed firsthand how inflation has driven up costs, squeezed…
By Inflation eats away at your portfolio gains and it makes groceries more expensive. Everybody hates it.Or so it seems.Despite promising to end inflation “starting on Day 1,” President Donald Trump may benefit from it. And some experts think inflation could be a feature, not a bug, of Trump’s presidency.Namely, inflation could be Trump’s secret…
By Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said it looks “inevitable” that tariffs will boost inflation, at least in the near term, adding it’s likely appropriate to keep interest rates steady for longer.While tariff-driven inflation could prove short-lived, Collins said it’s possible price pressures could prove more persistent.“It looks inevitable that tariffs are…
By This article was written by17.54K FollowersFollowJohn M. Mason writes on current monetary and financial events. He is the founder and CEO of New Finance, LLC. Dr. Mason has been President and CEO of two publicly traded financial institutions and the executive vice president and CFO of a third. He has also served as a…
By Given the current inflation rate investors are looking for ways to beat inflation, the traditional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio may no longer provide the same level of growth or yield as it did in scenarios with lower inflation. So there is a need to think outside the box and find new investment ideas to help…