Everyday Economics: CPI takes center stage as tariff-driven price pressures mount

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Everyday Economics: CPI takes center stage as tariff-driven price pressures mount

(The Center Square) – The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression.

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(Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square) The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression. The latest jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July, falling well short of expectations. But the bigger story lies in the massive downward revisions: May and June job gains were revised down by a combined 258,000. That drags the three-month ave…

Everyday Economics: CPI Takes Center Stage as Tariff-Driven Price Pressures Mount

Several states have adopted or considered policies around reporting medical debt to consumer credit agencies. Prohibiting the practice could lead to rising credit scores, but critics argue it may also drive up healthcare costs. The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression. The latest jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July,…

CPI takes center stage as tariff-driven price pressures mount

CPI takes center stage as tariff-driven price pressures mount This week’s CPI report will likely confirm this slow but steady upward pressure on prices. This also means the easing of financial conditions we saw in [...] The post CPI takes center stage as tariff-driven price pressures mount first appeared on The Liberty Beacon.