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Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except In Wages & Rents
Companies Report Raging Inflation, Except In Wages & Rents
Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street,
Manufacturers reported that the costs of health insurance for employees shot up by 14.2% on average; service firms reported an average increase of 12.9%, according to a report by the New York Fed based on a survey of companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey region.
These are averages, but “some firms reported increases of between 25% and 50% when they renewed their coverage,” the report said.
Manufacturers and service firms both reported that the costs...
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Brazil At A Historical Crossroads
Brazil At A Historical Crossroads
Authored by Deborah Palma via the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE),
Brazil finds itself at a historical crossroads that demands a rigorous analysis of its institutional structures. The release of the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), record-breaking data from the Impostômetro, and the persistence of an authoritarian labor framework expose a system of economic asphyxiation and moral erosion. The State, under the pretext of protecting the citizen, in reality hinders their initiative, their property, and their future.
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Mar 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Inflation Fears Fade As War Drags UMich Sentiment Lower
Inflation Fears Fade As War Drags UMich Sentiment Lower
After rebounding solidly in January and February, expectations were for a modest decline in UMich Sentiment in preliminary March data and analysts were right but the 55.5 print (from 56.6 prior) was better than the 54.8 expected.
Current Conditions actually improved, surprising to the upside (57.8 vs 56.6 prior vs 54.9 exp)
Expectations fell more than expected (54.1 vs 56.6 prior vs 54.5 exp)
Current Conditions are at their highest level since October while expectations are at their lowest since November.
Source: Bloomberg
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Aug 27, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump's Energy Policy Could Cost US 540 GW Of Renewables, Says NRDC
Trump's Energy Policy Could Cost US 540 GW Of Renewables, Says NRDC
By Diana DiGangi of UtilityDive
Aspects of the Trump administration’s energy policy - such as the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, the introduction of new tariffs and offshore wind lease buybacks - could cause the U.S to lose between 390 GW and 540 GW of new wind, solar and energy storage capacity over the next decade, according to projections from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
“Crucially, these lost projects are not actually replaced with other sources of new...
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