Toy prices went up 2% in May, and some smaller stores are struggling to survive.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is no longer gathering data from parts of New York, Nebraska, and Utah.
Although overall inflation has been high since the pandemic hit, some consumer goods and services have stagnated or gone down in price over the last five to six years.
When companies are paying higher import taxes, they have less money to spend on energy-hungry projects.
Fitch Ratings cut its outlook on banks in South Korea, Mexico, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
It’s not just tariff uncertainty making things more complicated for builders. Higher interest and mortgage rates are also in the mix.
Tax-protected retirement savings could soon include riskier assets, such as cryptocurrency accounts or private-equity investments.
The softening job market and immigration crackdown may be what’s behind the increase.
Klarna and Afterpay say they won’t share their data with the credit bureaus until they know it won’t harm their customers.
Delinquency rates remain "elevated," according to the NY Fed, especially on student loans.
