American consumers want their money back.
President Trump’s tariffs have already cost the average American family $1,200 and @YahooFinance cites our new polling with @DataProgress showing nearly 80% of voters want the Trump administration to refund that money back directly to
Trump is flooring the gas pedal while driving our economy over a cliff. Instead of working to bring down ever-increasing prices at the pump, the grocery store, and the doctor’s office, the president is betraying working families as his illegal war with Iran stokes inflation.
Our
The fallout from Trump’s reckless policies goes beyond high prices as overall economic growth stalls.
Consumers are strapped and the GOP budget bill continues to drive up prices for hardworking Americans. Watch as @KittyRichardsDC breaks down the real impacts on @SquawkCNBC
65% of Americans — including 42% of Republicans — say Trump’s disastrous tariff agenda is to blame for driving up their everyday costs.
Our new polling with @DataProgress makes it clear: voters want their money back. With every passing day, the amount Americans are owed as a
They’re admitting to doing the meme
We are living in a K-shaped economy where 10% of households now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.
As @owenslindsay1 said: “Money is burning holes in their pockets, they can’t spend it fast enough.”
But the bottom 90% can’t afford their housing, health care
Breaking News: The average mortgage rate rose to 6.11% as inflation concerns tied to the war with Iran continued to roil U.S. markets.
Live Nation ticket bosses are finally saying the quiet part out loud: ripping off concertgoers is a feature, not a bug of their business model.
At a time when even affording the basics is difficult for many Americans, Live Nation bosses mock & exploit people who are trying to
Americans are now using "buy now, pay later" loans to pay rent. Let that sink in.
“Prices for essentials are climbing as a result of [Trump’s] reckless economic policies, wages aren’t keeping pace, & hardworking Americans are being pushed into cycles of debt just to make ends
The economic fallout from the war in Iran is spreading far beyond oil.
Supply chain disruptions from closing the Strait of Hormuz could raise costs for everything from food to airfare.
As @AlexSJacquez warns in @nytimes, higher prices for businesses today could soon mean higher
Today’s inflation report already shows prices above the Fed’s 2% target — and it doesn’t even capture the latest price shocks hitting families.
Gas prices have jumped 51¢ in just the past week. Grocery prices are already rising.
As @AlexSJacquez warns: Trump’s tariffs & war
Americans know what war means for their wallets.
New polling from us & @DataProgress finds ~90% of voters believe the war with Iran will raise prices on everyday essentials.
It’s already happening:
⛽ Gas prices have jumped 51¢ in a week
✈️ Jet fuel prices have more than
The biggest problem for many Americans is that we have "whack-a-mole" inflation. Just as some items get back to more normal price points, other items start spiking. It's hard to budget and plan when you don't know what's spiking next.
Look at the February data.
Overall 2.4%
🚨 CPI inflation held steady at 2.4% YoY. But this is BEFORE Iran. Costs that actually matter are still crushing: beef up 14.4%, fresh vegetables 5.4%, airline fares 7.1%, medical care 4.1%, and rent 3%. Expect March’s print to come in hot once Iran war baked in.
🚨 Shelter is 35% of CPI basket and 44% of core CPI basket. Until April, BLS is assuming that ~1/6 of shelter prices are flat 🚨