Hiring jumps: The economy added 165,000 jobs last month : NPR

"Workers are losing ground right now," says Cory Stahle, an economist with the Indeed job-search website. "The longer it wears on, the more and more they're going to feel that."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6030867/jobs-labor-market-economy-wages-inflation

 

MAGA Gary Experiences The Golden Age of America

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1xZTjfmskE

 

WATCH: Warsh holds briefing after Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged | PBS News

The Fed's decision comes just six days before a midterm election that has focused heavily on concerns around the cost of living and affordability. Consumers have generally soured on an economy weighed down by more expensive gas, groceries, and clothing, among other items. Yet Warsh faces plenty of challenges in getting inflation back to target. Some of the forces pushing up prices — specifically the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure and higher energy prices — won't easily be tamed by higher interest rates. 

Two Fed officials dissented from Wednesday's decision, with Fed governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack voting in favor of hiking rates by a quarter point. This is Cook's first dissent since she was appointed to the board by President Joe Biden in 2022…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/watch-live-fed-chair-warsh-holds-briefing-after-latest-interest-rate-decision

‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so far

As the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under Trump…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/trump-second-term-economy-charts

 

What would minimum wages be if they had kept up with home prices?

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HLFx6h3kKAU

 

Free school lunch is no longer on the menu for many kids. It's one of many strains on cafeterias

This school year, the maximum U.S. Department of Agriculture reimbursement rate per meal for students eligible for free lunch is $4.85. 

“So, for less than what you'd pay for a latte, schools have to put together a complete meal that includes milk and fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and protein,” said Diane Pratt-Heavner with the national nonprofit School Nutrition Association. 

And it doesn’t just cover food. That $4.85 also has to pay for the kitchen staff, tools, culinary training and cooking equipment…

 https://www.kcur.org/environment-agriculture/2026-10-19/school-lunch-strains-high-food-costs

 

Tech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt

Chip makers and tech investors such as Samsung and SoftBank plunge as global investors fret over potential interest rate hikes…

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/15/tech-market-sell-off-deepens-amid-fears-over-us-inflation-and-ai-debt

Hot inflation data adds to GOP midterm woes - POLITICO

Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights, pointed to signs that tariffs are still pushing up costs, such as prices for sporting goods and toys…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/14/inflation-fed-rate-hike-energy-01117791

 

Corporate Capture | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2-zNf5ODzhk

 

US inflation rose to 3.7% in September in blow to Republicans before midterms

US price increases reached an annual rate of 3.7% in September, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. This final inflation report before the pivotal midterm elections comes amid polls showing widespread dissatisfaction with the Trump administration over the cost of living… 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/14/inflation-numbers-september

 

How Much Has Trump Cost YOU?

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I0w_IKLwtFM

 

Inflation sizzled — and Social Security benefits get boost : NPR

Average wages in September rose just 3%, so the typical worker's buying power has eroded over the last year. 

 "People are kind of saying, 'Something isn't right with that,'" Bethune said. "I'm working harder. I'm more productive. And this is not a square deal."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/14/nx-s1-6000593/inflation-consumer-prices-cpi-social-security-benefits

'It's scary': Maine SNAP recipients, food banks feel pressure as costs continue to rise

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5En-BrFec0k

 

US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/06/households-drinking-water-cost-study 

 

Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows | PBS News

"Our president, I thought, was going to help the country, and so far he has not really seemed to have done that with the economy or in general. He's not really done what I was hoping he would," said Gault. "He said, 'Make America Great Again.' And I have not seen him do that."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/most-americans-blame-trump-for-high-prices-as-his-economic-approval-hits-new-low-ap-norc-poll-shows

Vance’s red-state swing hits Florida as polls tighten in Sunshine State - POLITICO

 Democrats have overperformed in recent special elections in Florida and made gains with independent and even Republican voters. Florida is facing many of the same political headwinds as the rest of the U.S., including inflation and ongoing frustrations with gas prices due to the war in Iran — as well as backlash over mass deportations from members of its large immigrant population. 

Vance, who is one of the White House’s top midterm surrogates and has embarked on a red-state swing, pressed the base assembled at an aircraft hangar and events venue to turn out in November to “send a message to the far-left radicals.” He accused Democrats of wanting to make Florida “less free, less safe and more poor.” …

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/01/vance-florida-campaign-rally-01103866

 

High diesel costs squeeze Michigan corn and soybean farmers

“If we can market it at a little higher price, maybe we can offset some of those expensive diesel costs, but as of right now until we get the crop off … and see what we have on the field, it’s still an unknown,” said Rupprecht…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-10-01/diesel-costing-michigan-farmers-more-as-fall-harvest-of-corn-and-soybeans-is-underway

Where are the GOP bills to lower prices?!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_S1Uv9nA_RY

'So bizarre I can't even begin to describe it': Economics Prof. slams Trump threatening Fed

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NnVBt6Wajo

 

The Fed raises interest rates by a quarter-point : NPR

"Inflation remains elevated," Fed policymakers said in a statement. "Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2% goal."

 The U.S. war with Iran has rekindled inflation, pushing oil and gasoline prices higher and driving the price of diesel fuel into record territory. Higher interest rates won't automatically bring lower prices at the pump, but they do signal the central bank's commitment to restoring price stability…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5968724/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation-economy