Some essentials — notably food — may may maintain their price strength. Appliances and furniture may come down quicker.

“I don’t believe it’s the role of government to punish private businesses because we don’t like what they say or do,” Hutchinson told Marketplace.

OER, a component of the consumer price index, involves homeowners’ estimates of what their residence would rent for.

It’ll also end its large-scale bond-buying program. Central bankers are trying to tame inflation — like their U.S. counterparts at the Federal Reserve.

But it’s great for Americans who want to buy imports.

That may be a sign that the overheated job market is cooling down.

A survey by LendingClub and PYMNTS.com found that even high earners are among those struggling to both pay bills and plan for long-term financial needs.

A slowing economy could help bring worker supply and demand back into balance.

Many people are saving less for retirement or putting it off as rising prices squeeze their budgets, a new survey finds.

The holiday’s staples, like meat and propane, are more expensive. But people are willing to pay more as they gather to celebrate.