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How a Trump Win in 2024 Could Make Inflation Even Worse

For years, the trend of rising inflation has cast a dark shadow over the United States economy. Consumers have been wondering how long the prices of the goods they need will keep rising. Investors, meanwhile, are forced to consider both the short and long-term effects it poses for financial markets. Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that economic growth has been rising steadily . However, concerns among many Americans still abound. As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches, inflation is even more in focus as Donald Trump levies attacks against President Joe Biden, attempting to heap responsibility for the U.S…

President Biden stops by Pennsylvania stores to talk up his record on small…

EMMAUS, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to stress the value of small businesses and talk up his economic record. It was a distinct change from the set speeches that the Democratic president usually gives to highlight his policies about an economy with strong employment but levels of inflation that worry voters. Biden gladhanded and joshed at a running shoe store, bicycle shop and coffee house in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Advertisement “My name is Joe Biden and I work for the government and the Senate,” the president said as he stepped into…

Real estate investors head west for cheap homes

Savvy eastern state investors are heading west and outbidding local buyers to snap up hundreds of low-cost Perth homes. Skyrocketing rents have led to growing demand for properties in the city's southeast over the past two years, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says. "They are targeting the cheapest suburbs where they have the highest rents," president Joe White told AAP. "It's purely driven by return on investment." Realtor Marcus Blake pivoted his business from predominantly selling to locals to exclusively dealing with interstate buyers because of the surge. "The demand is through the roof," he said. "What they're…

World Economic Forum Confronts AI Challenges and Public Cynicism Ahead of Davos…

Kazakhstan Quadruples Grain Exports to China

The easing of the COVID-related sanitary regime at Chinese customs crossings enabled Kazakhstan to quadruple the amount of agricultural goods it exported to the country in 2023 as compared to a year earlier. The 2.2 million tons, which comprised wheat, barley, soybeans, flax and sunflower seeds, that was sent to China last year was not just significantly more than the 615,000 tons delivered in 2022. It was also a large surge on the previous record of 1.2 million tons recorded in 2019. if(window.innerWidthADVERTISEMENTfreestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "oilprice_medrec_atf", slotId: "oilprice_medrec_atf" });'…