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So let’s freestyle this article a bit today because our brains are trying to connect a few dots. Inflation is falling, but hovering around 3-4%. It’s beginning to look like it’ll anchor near there, higher than the Fed’s 2% target. Here’s CPI . . .Overnight rates (i.e., the fed funds rate) though are running around 5.5%, but they “feel” much tighter at ...

Insurance is making national headlines in 2023 as major providers retreat from writing new policies in large parts of the country and renewal premium prices skyrocket. Elevated asset valuations, escalating rebuilding costs, and larger and more frequent natural disasters have lowered the insurers’ profitability and are likely to result in sustained premium ...