Segments From This Episode

• A flare of inflation at the wholesale level

  by David Brancaccio

  There's news this morning that wholesale inflation is running hot, jumping 0.9% from June to July, three times what economists were expecting. Consumer inflation had come in relatively tame, but could this delay a cut in interest rates? We'll discuss with Diane Swonk, chief economist at the audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG.

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• With Trump taking aim at government economic data, what other sources can businesses turn to?

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  There are private firms that offer specialized economic data, but they're not always as comprehensive as government sources.

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• Adjustable-rate mortgages are making a comeback

  by Matt Levin

  

  According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the number of ARM applications jumped 25% last week, to their highest level in three years.

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