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How Your Rent Check Reveals Inflation Math
New CPI data shows shelter inflation still running hot at 5.2% annually, even as headline CPI hit 4.2% in May 2026. Lucas and Luna break down why the government's 'owners' equivalent rent' calculation — which estimates what homeowners would pay to rent their own home — is the single biggest factor keeping core inflation elevated. They walk through how a hypothetical $2,000 apartment gets split into actual rent and imputed rent, and why this matters for Fed policy. Along the way, they discuss the recent jump in the 10-year breakeven inflation rate to 2.31%, and what it…
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