A labor shortage and a relatively strong economy contribute to high prices. Some experts worry about inflationary expectations.
Movements in money supply matter, but not as much as they used to.
A century ago, the railroad industry helped create an American art movement. But who’s profiting today?
“There’s always something to do here,” says Phillip Rollins, owner of the store OffBeat. “People just don’t know how to find it.”
How to staff up the slew of renewable energy projects ushered in under the legislation is a pressing question within the industry.
The trust fund supplementing income taxes could run dry within 10 years. Dennis Jansen of Texas A&M suggests reforms.
Some economists think the Fed should aim higher than that magical 2% rate.
Nearly a third of parents don’t know their schedule more than two weeks in advance, and more than 25% need child care outside of traditional work hours.
It may be down to layoffs. It may also be down to house-flippers.
But with interest rates high and wage growth slowing, that level of spending is becoming unsustainable.
