Affordability

The newsletter reports several items. First, fighting in the Middle East intensified: Israel struck central Beirut after Hezbollah rockets hit Israel; U.S. Central C...

The Senate approved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an 89–10 vote, a broad bipartisan package of more than 40 provisions intended to expand housing supply an...

The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act by an 89–10 vote. The bipartisan bill aims to increase housing supply and affordability through more than 40 p...

Senator Tim Scott, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, emphasized in a recent Fox News interview that former President Donald Trump remains a cent...

A CBS News report (poll conducted May 13–15, 2026) finds roughly three-quarters of Americans say their incomes are lagging behind inflation. April data show consumer...

The article reports that, within roughly nine weeks of the outbreak of the conflict involving Iran, global economic effects have emerged across multiple regions. Ris...

DoorDash released a State of Local Commerce report based on millions of platform purchases and three proprietary indexes: the Everyday Essentials Index (household st...

Many consumers are shifting from traditional supermarkets to discount grocery chains (notably Aldi and Lidl) and warehouse clubs (such as Costco and Sam's Club) as r...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has reintroduced the INSULIN Act of 2026. Co-authors include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D‑N.H.), Susan Collins (R‑Maine), Raphael Warn...

The article explains how recent hostilities involving Iran have driven up global crude oil prices and contributed to a roughly $0.60 per gallon rise in U.S. gasoline...

The article discusses the impact of the ongoing war involving Iran on the global oil market, particularly focusing on rising jet fuel prices and the subsequent effec...

The article reports that 2025 was relatively quieter for extreme-weather disasters in the U.S. (no continental U.S. hurricane landfalls, though wildfires and floodin...