EEconomy Read More Economist Sees Sign of ‘Cracking’ Home Prices With Parallels to 2008August 13, 2026 The US housing market by many measures is stuck in the mud, and fresh data suggests an alarming…
EEconomy Read More Competing Social Security COLA estimates released after fresh inflation dataAugust 12, 2026 Cheryl Casone analyzes the July CPI inflation report, which came in line with expectations. She highlighted a drop…
EEconomy Read More As high prices persist, some Americans are cutting back on spending – The Washington PostAugust 12, 2026 As high prices persist, some Americans are cutting back on spending The Washington PostPrices at the pump are ticking…
EEconomy Read More Roundup: Caddo hits pause / Inflation eases / AI at workAugust 12, 2026 Power, water, questions: Caddo Parish official John-Paul Young plans to propose a two-year moratorium on new data-center tax…
EEconomy Read More Jobs report miss worsens housing market and affordability outlookAugust 12, 2026 The slowing U.S. labor market is presenting more challenges for a housing sector facing affordability challenges, with would-be…
EEconomy Read More CPI report shows inflation eased in July to a 3.4% annual paceAugust 12, 2026 Inflation eased for the second consecutive month, rising at a 3.4% annual pace in July, in line with…
EEconomy Read More CPI inflation report July 2026: Prices rose 0.1% , annual rate 3.4%August 12, 2026 A shopper browses fresh fruit at a grocery store in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, on Saturday, Aug. 8,…
EEconomy Read More Miami Is More Expensive Than New York City. It’s Bad for the City’s Economy.August 12, 2026 Elhanan Harel and his wife were living in New York City, where they paid $1,770 a month for…
EEconomy Read More Consumers are mad as hell and aren’t gonna take it anymore : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPRAugust 12, 2026 A man smashes a computer with a mallet. Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon…
UUnited States Read More Iran-US war latest: Trump again claims ‘total control’ over Hormuz as US fires on ship for violating blockadeAugust 12, 2026 Number of vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz drops to one-week low The number of vessels passing through…
EEconomy Read More Mortgage Rates Sideways to Slightly HigherAugust 12, 2026 It ended up being a remarkably uneventful day for mortgage rates. Some lenders were slightly higher than yesterday.…
EEconomy Read More Zambia to vote as economic hardship tests government reforms | NewsAugust 12, 2026 Lusaka, Zambia – Zambians vote on August 13 in general elections widely seen as a test of whether…