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eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef
Eggs, sports tickets, and uncooked beef are among eight expense categories in the consumer price index that rose more than 10% over the past year.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell, former President Donald Trump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and former President Donald Trump.
Tech Insider : Economy
Photo illustration of a desk on a cliff's ledge.
Unless the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates, the recent increase in unemployment is going to get worse.
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people buying home
In recent years, high home prices and mortgage rates have made homeownership feel out of reach for many Americans.
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The exterior of the Federal Reserve Building.
Federal Reserve Bank building
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House with Danish flag flying in the sunlight, while next door, a house with an American flag is being rained on
Millions of Americans are trapped in their homes thanks to rising mortgage rates. But a genius rule lets Danish homeowners dodge the lock-in effect.

The typical home loan in America is a gift. It's also a trap.

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student debt
Some public university graduates only need to earn $50,000 for a decade to make college worth it.