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.
It’s Been 30 Years Since Food Ate Up This Much of Your Income
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/its-been-30-years-since-food-ate-up-this-much-of-your-income-2e3dd3ed
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/its-been-30-years-since-food-ate-up-this-much-of-your-income-2e3dd3ed
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.