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Americans Are Borrowing to Survive

Americans are increasingly financing the basic necessities of life because their paychecks are no longer stretching far enough. Buy-now-pay-later financing has...

Inflation Is Rising on Top of Inflation

The September Consumer Price Index has come in at 3.7%, up from 3.4% in August, with prices rising another 0.6% in a single month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...

Higher Incomes, Empty Pockets

The Federal Reserve’s latest household survey gives Washington plenty of figures to celebrate, provided nobody reads too far down the page. Between 2022 and 2025,...

Inflation Is Not One Number

The Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1% for the month after declining 0.4% in June, bringing the annual rate down slightly from 3.5% to 3.4%. Core CPI rose 0.2% and...

Americans Are Cutting Back on Groceries – Recession Watch

Politicians can point to a lower inflation report, but they cannot explain why Americans are standing in grocery aisles putting food back on the shelf. CNBC reports...

The American Dream Now Comes with an $800 Monthly Car Payment

FOX Business reported that the average monthly payment for a new vehicle reached a record $770 during the first quarter of 2026, according to LendingTree’s...

Housing Costs Soared Throughout EU in Q1

View this post on Instagram Europe’s housing market is not recovering, it is becoming unlivable. Eurostat reported that in Q1 2026, EU house prices rose 5.1% from...

Japanese Are Feeling the Economy Collapse in Real-Time

Japan spent decades trying to convince the world that endless debt, money printing, and zero interest rates could continue indefinitely without consequences. Now...

Germans Are Feeling the Economy Collapse in Real-Time

Germany was once considered the industrial engine of Europe. Today, ordinary Germans are increasingly feeling their economic model breaking down in real time as...

Why Some Economies Are Growing While Others Collapse in Real-Time

There is a pattern within the cost of living series based on a series of factors that directly contribute to the overall economic health of a population. What we...