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February inflation data shows more of the same
The personal consumption expenditures report, which is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, showed costs rose 2.8% year-over-year in Feburary. T…
1 week, 6 days ago
U.S. Treasurys aren't selling like they used to
The share of U.S. debt held by foreign countries has been shrinking. Foreign investors currently hold about 30% of federal public debt, down from nea…
2 weeks ago
The crackdown on prediction market insider trading
Laws prohibiting insider trading in commodities markets — which could be applied to prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket — are more…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
The inflationary effects of war
We've got the first whiff of price growth as a result of President Donald Trump's war in the Middle East: A services sector purchasing index register…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Gas vs. gas
The war with Iran has driven up the price of gas — as in, the gas we put in our cars. But what about natural gas, like the kind we use to heat and co…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
When will oil markets recover?
President Trump said last night that military attacks on Iran will end in two or three weeks. But the effect on the global oil market will last much …
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary
Thursday marks one year since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on basically all imported goods — how time flies! The name of the game was u…
3 weeks ago
A fuel-driven economy
One glaring result of President Trump’s war on Iran, one month in? High oil prices. If fuel stays expensive, the cost could ripple through the global…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Triple-digit trouble
The cost of a barrel of crude surpassed $100 over the weekend, as war in the Middle East continues to block oil shipments. In simpler, car-commuter t…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Feeling down on the farm
A growing number of farmers can’t afford to plant their crops this year. It’s because of rising costs for diesel, fertilizer, and equipment parts — c…
3 weeks, 5 days ago