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Back to news homeHow Inflation Is Altering People’s Behavior
Americans are suffering from sticker shock.With inflation running at 8.6 percent, its fastest pace in 40 years, people are balking at the rising cost of everything from groceries to gas.In […]
Inflation Expected to Remain High Even as Economy Slows and Layoffs Rise
“The hunger of children is not a necessary cost to pay to bring down inflation,” Ms. Ananat, of Barnard, said.Republicans, meanwhile, have blamed the Biden administration — and in particular, […]
7 Million Bad Student Loans With No Way Out, for Anyone
There are hidden costs, even when the government is able to collect the money.One of the department’s most successful — and draconian — collection mechanisms is the Treasury Offset Program, […]
Amateur Investors Rode the Bull Up. Now the Bear Looms.
Millions of amateur investors got into the stock market during the pandemic — some gingerly, some aggressively, some determined to teach Wall Street bigwigs a lesson — and almost couldn’t […]
How Do Higher Interest Rates Bring Down Inflation?
This kind of communication was less common 30 years ago. But a series of Fed chairs — Alan Greenspan, Ben S. Bernanke and Janet L. Yellen — expanded the practice. […]
Student Loan Borrowers Don’t Deserve ‘Forgiveness.’ They Deserve an Apology.
Still not convinced that the nation should ask debtors for absolution, and not the other way around? Consider the facts.First, there’s the Free Application for Financial Aid, or FAFSA, which […]
How to Figure Out if You Can Actually Afford That New Home
High inflation often translates to high anxiety, which is why many Americans are striving to lock in the cost of one of their most basic, most human needs: a home.But […]
Will President Biden Forgive Student Loan Debt?
Justin Nelson’s letter, one of the thousands that arrived at the White House this month, said he was proud to vote for President Biden back in 2020. Now he had […]
4 Ways to Fortify Your Retirement Against Market Volatility
“It is important to not confuse risk with volatility, because volatility is something we have to live with,” Ms. Benz said. “Checking your liquid and near-liquid reserves, that’s a way […]