Rents are down 0.2% month-over-month, and down 1.4% year-over year. Gasoline & used-vehicle prices plunged, used vehicle prices plunged. Food inflation barely ticked up in.

Rents are down 0.2% month-over-month, and down 1.4% year-over year. Median asking rent across the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas was $1,689. Lower-Priced Rentals have seen the most rent growth. Econbrowser Analysis of current economic conditions and policy. Analysts say a stumble in the stock market could spell trouble for consumer spending and economic growth. The EPA reversed its endangerment finding on greenhouse gases — the legal foundation for virtually all federal climate regulation. This content is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon in any manner as professional advice, or an endorsement of any practices, products or services. References to any securities or digital assets, or performance data, are for illustrative purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Consumer Price index for core services jumped in January by the most in a year, seasonally adjusted. Gasoline & used-vehicle prices plunged, used vehicle prices plunged. Food inflation barely ticked up in January after the surge in the prior month, and food prices barely inched up. Since January 2020, food prices have surged by 30% since January 2020. Energy prices are a mixed bag, with gasoline prices plunging, natural gas piped to the home soaring, and electricity prices slowing. If OER price levels would have risen for Sep-Nov at the average of the prior 12 months (+0.33% each month) and then continued to rise at the reported amount in Dec and Jan, YOY OER would be +3.8% in January. October 2025 is wholly missing from BLS charts for both commodities and services (C&S) as well as housing. October 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. Wolf Richter says the price declines may not run much further, as prices at auctions, where dealers replenish their inventory, have already started to surge again in anticipation of a huge tax refund season. Food at Home charts of grains and softs have fallen back to pre-2021 prices. Reported year on year inflation will be wrong because of missing doctored data until October 2026. After that if there is no more doctoring the reported inflation rates will be accurate. Homeowners insurance isnt in CPI, and CPI does not track it. Dont ever extrapolate from your individual case to the economy. Can someone convert firewood to electricity to cancel out the electricity price increases? Thatd be great thanksssss. Insurance companies are playing games with their clients. People I know that are middle class to lower middle class are all displaying an attitude of “this bad economy” They even complain about the bad parts, but in fact all those people are doing just fine. They are spending just fine as the numbers show. This doctored CPI will affect the midterms because it will not be flushed out of the data until after the elections. Stick to data, and keep your bias out of it and youll be fine. The spread between Jan 2026 and Nov 2021 at 38.58 is small. We are not in the 90s. Rolling hills up since Mar 2009. The economy will grow for at least a decade. Bond market appears to be sensing the near term possibility of an economic downturn and associated lower bond yields. We are way way overdue for such a correction by any historical measure. NAR reported existing home sales in December at 4.35 million on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis (SAAR) Sales in December were up 1.4% year-over-year. Active inventory of single-family homes, as of January 23rd, was up 9.6% YoY. Episode #3 of the Wake-Up Call: Rubicon – Peak Prosperity. Episode exposes Epstein scandal, elite pedophilia networks, FBI cover-ups, government corruption. US Government sold $701 billion of treasury securities this week. Wolf Street: US Government Sold $701 Billion of Treasury Securities.