In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the races featured in Tuesday’s primary elections in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania. They also introduce a new FiveThirtyEight collaboration with Ipsos, in which we survey Americans on the issues most important to them as the midterm elections approach. The first survey … Read more
In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with an economist from George Washington University Tara M Sinclair about the pessimistic assessment of the US economy.
An Amazon Prime truck pulls away after a delivery in Washington, DC, on February 17. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images) President Biden and his fellow Democrats need to learn to talk about inflation if they hope to maintain congressional majorities in this year’s midterm elections. They can’t deny that costs for … Read more
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In this installation of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses why the Republican National Committee chose to censor Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger and how different wings of the party view the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021. They also discuss the causes of hyperinflation, as Democrats and Republicans cite different culprits for … Read more
Certain cities are getting more expensive to live in as inflation rises. Americans are spending big this Valentine’s Day. And CBS MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo joins “CBS News Mornings” to explain why 2022 weddings are costing couples more money.
Suze Orman and Ramit Sethi Getty Images If you’re worried about inflation right now, you’re not alone. “The rate of US inflation climbed again in January to 7.5% and stayed at a 40-year high, suggesting the upward pressure on consumer prices is unlikely to relent much in the near future,” writes MarketWatch’s Jeffrey Bartash on … Read more
Americans are pessimistic about one of the weirdest economies in recent memory, and their negativity is largely due to inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that prices increased 7.5 percent year-over-year in January 2022the highest figure since 1982, and as such, more expensive milk, furniture and cars — and the fear that their … Read more
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has accepted the task, saying on Wednesday that there’s “quite a bit of room” for the central bank to raise interest rates. But even that isn’t without risk: The Fed has a history of causing recessions when it raises borrowing costs to bring down inflation, and the stock market has already … Read more
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