inflation

OP-ED | Power Corridor

How the Biggest Themes of the Year Will Hold Sway Over 2024

Forecasting shifts in wealth, climate and the changing world order.

5 min read

Photo by Phil Hearing via Unsplash

Inflation & Prices

Falling Housing Costs May Start Cooling Off Overall Inflation

While housing prices have skyrocketed in the past two years, the new year may bring a welcome relief to renters.

2 min read
Photo by Adolfo Félix via Unsplash

Indicators

New Jersey’s Labor Mismatch is a Cautionary Tale for Rest of the US

New Jersey is a microcosm of the country’s post-pandemic labor struggles — no jobs in some sectors, and too many jobs in others.

2 min read
Power Corridor

El Niño Ravages Land and Sea, Slamming Markets

Climate change is colliding with another phenomenon called El Niño – and the results are already far-reaching, global, devastating.

6 min read

Indicators

As Job Market Cools, Small Businesses Scramble for Employees

Photo by Tim Mossholder via Unsplash

As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.

2 min read

Photo by Federal Reserve Board of Governors under Public Domain Mark 1.0

Inflation & Prices

Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

Slowing inflation usually means prices are rising, just not as fast as before. But now there is actual deflation.

2 min read
Photo by Dillon Kydd via Unsplash

Real Estate

HOA Fees Are Adding to the Housing Affordability Problem

Prospective homebuyers face limited supply, historically high mortgage rates, plus increasingly high homeowners association fees.

2 min read
Power Corridor

Risk On…Despite Everything?

Interest rates and risk appetite to set the table for 2024…

2 min read

OP-ED | Power Corridor

U.S. Holiday Spending Smashes Records, But Cash Crunch Seen Ahead

Photo by Burst on Pexels

Signs are mounting that consumers are finally feeling the pinch.

1 min read

(Photo by lo lo on Unsplash)

Finance

Wall Street is Pricing in Interest Rate Cuts

Increasingly, Wall Street thinks we see rate cuts soon, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

2 min read
(Photo by Josh Sorenson)

Industries

Airlines Prepare for Record Thanksgiving Travel

The Transportation Security Administration is expecting to screen 30 million passengers between this past Sunday and November 28.

1 min read
(Photo by Harry Cunningham on Pexels)

Markets

ESG Funds Shrink for the First Time Ever

This year’s third quarter marked the first time that more sustainable funds either liquidated or shed their ESG criteria than were added.

2 min read

Indicators

US Retail Sales Dip in October, But It Could’ve Been Worse

(Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels)

According to the US Commerce Department released Wednesday, retail sales dipped slightly month-over-month in October, falling just 0.1%.

2 min read

(Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash)

Banking

Banking’s Fantastic Four Grab a Bigger Share of Industry Profits

Of the roughly 4,400 operating banks in the US, nearly half of all banking profits in the third quarter came from just four.

2 min read
(Photo Credit: Dan Burton/Unsplash)

Inflation & Prices

Low-Wage Workers Are Losing Their Leverage

Thanks to high demand for low-paying jobs in recent years, workers had plenty of leverage for bigger salaries and better perks.

2 min read
(Photo by Jezael Melgoza on Unsplash)

International Economics

Japan’s Central Bank Has an Unusual Foe: Inflation

After decades of trying — and failing — to stoke inflation, Japan has finally been gifted steadily rising prices.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.