inflation

Inflation Means Americans Now Spend $64B More on Essentials
Inflation Means Americans Now Spend $64B More on Essentials
October 14, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

The United States is entering month 18 of the inflation crisis — and the toll it is taking on consumers’ finances is high. Consumers across...

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How 28 Payments Experts Weathered Q3’s Business Headwinds
How 28 Payments Experts Weathered Q3’s Business Headwinds
October 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

  Waiting for the other shoe to drop — inflation or recession? — turned into the underlying theme of a third quarter as major retailers...

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The ‘Wealth Effect’ Takes a Hit as Highest Earners Start Fearing Recession
The ‘Wealth Effect’ Takes a Hit as Highest Earners Start Fearing Recession
October 13, 2022  |  Economy

On a day when headline inflation reports showed prices increases stubbornly staying about 8%, a deeper dive into the impact that figure is having on...

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Core Inflation Hits 40-Year High as Consumers Weigh Spending Priorities
Core Inflation Hits 40-Year High as Consumers Weigh Spending Priorities
October 13, 2022  |  Economy

Core inflation hit its highest pace since 1982 in September, with more people living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to stay on top of bills....

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Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
Ikea Pushes Affordability as Inflation Looms
October 13, 2022  |  Retail

Home furnishings company Ikea said retail sales have picked up over the past year as the world has reopened, but inflation has led to higher...

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Consumers Strive to Keep Current on Credit Cards as Expense Juggling Act Intensifies
Consumers Strive to Keep Current on Credit Cards as Expense Juggling Act Intensifies
October 13, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Inflation is proving a tough beast to tame. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor released Thursday (Oct. 13) showed that consumer inflation’s growth rate...

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Earnings Season Takes Main Street SMBs’ Pulse as Inflation Surges
Earnings Season Takes Main Street SMBs’ Pulse as Inflation Surges
October 12, 2022  |  SMBs

To get a sense of the state of Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) — how healthy they are, the challenges they face —...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Rethink What’s Essential
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Rethink What’s Essential
October 11, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Over 60% of American are now living paycheck to paycheck, and close to one-quarter of U.S. consumers live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to meet...

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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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