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Older, Wealthy Americans Are Delaying Rate Cuts With Their Big Spending

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Spending by older affluent Americans is helping grow the economy. But it’s also contributing to a delay in the Federal Reserve cutting rates.

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Rent, Car Insurance Are Keeping Inflation High

Our new high-tech vehicles are becoming pricier to repair, and we’re getting in more accidents than ever before.

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Europe Poised to Cut Rates Far Sooner Than US

The European Central Bank signaled that it might be ready to pull the trigger in June.

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Investors Are Buying Up a Bigger Share of Cheap Homes

More than a quarter of all US home sales were bought by investors in the last quarter, a new all-time high.

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Rising Rents Pushed Inflation Higher in December

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The consumer price index offered up a surprising uptick, damaging hopes that the Fed will be cutting rates anytime soon.

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Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

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

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A Bottomless Congressional Conflagration

Another month, another potential government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives did manage to briefly overcome its deep divisions long enough to elect a new speaker, Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana.

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