Attention Economy


Monday, February 26, 2024

The Economics and Politics of Inflation

Biden Targets a New Economic Villain: Shrinkflation
Liberals prodded the president for years to blame big corporations for price increases. He is finally doing so, in the grocery aisle. 
 

Rents Are Falling. So Why Isn’t That Showing Up in Inflation Data?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/business/economy/housing-inflation-fed.html
Pandemic disruptions may have muddled the measurement of home prices in government data. That could complicate the Fed’s course on interest rates.

A New ‘Holy Grail’ in the Housing Crisis: Statewide Rent Caps
As housing costs soar, Washington State wants to limit annual rent increases to 7 percent. Oregon and California have passed similar measures.