Homebuilding Fell 12.4%. Permits Say the Housing Story Is Not Over.
ECONOMY & HOUSING America’s housing pipeline sent two very different signals in July. Builders started fewer homes and completed fewer…
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The Canada Tariff Deadline: What the 50% Duty Actually Covers
ECONOMY & TRADE A new U.S.–Canada tariff deadline is approaching with negotiations still capable of changing the outcome. Three presidential…
Retail Sales Fell 0.6%. Here’s What the Consumer Pullback Really Says.
ECONOMY & TRADE American consumers pulled back in July, but the headline decline is more useful as a warning light…
Gas Prices Are Falling. Low Inventories Keep the Relief Fragile.
ENERGY EIA expects cheaper crude to lower pump prices, but thin gasoline inventories can keep refinery margins—and volatility—elevated. The practical…
Inflation Cooled to 3.4%. The Household Squeeze Did Not Disappear.
July inflation cooled to 3.4%, but real hourly earnings slipped. Here is what the category-level data means for household budgets, businesses and the Federal Reserve.
Social Security’s 2032 Deadline: What the 78% Number Really Means
Retirement & Household Finance Social Security is not scheduled to disappear in 2032. It is, however, approaching a financing deadline…