March 15, 2025

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Finance

Here’s Why I Don’t Think Americans’ Finances Will Ever Fully Recover From Inflation

DNY59 / Getty Images/iStockphoto You can’t turn anywhere without hearing about the impact of inflation since everything around us has become more expensive over the last few years. The inflation rate for the year ending in May was 3.3%; however, inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, reaching the highest level in over 40 years.

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Finance

Test what you know about the economic résumés of Biden and Trump

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to lay out very different summaries of recent history when they meet Thursday for their first debate. These dueling economic narratives are much more than academic. Which version of the last seven and a half years voters believe could very well decide the winner this fall. To help

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Mortgage

Rates end week elevated but calm after Fed rate pause

New data from Freddie Mac reports a fifth straight rise in weekly average 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgage rates, while daily rates appear to have calmed after this week’s news of a Fed rate pause as of Friday, May 3, 2024. The current average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.36% for both purchase

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Finance

Trump’s 2025 policies could spur inflation. The debate is by how much.

Donald Trump’s agenda includes a range of policies that could create new inflation pressures in the years ahead. The emerging debate among economists is exactly what those price effects would be if he wins. Trump’s ambitious plans include 60% tariffs on Chinese goods and 10% duties on other global trading partners. He is also promising

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