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The Inflation Gap Between Your Paycheck and CPI
Episode 89 of Inflation Explained with Fexingo: CPI, Prices, and the Cost of Living for Everyday People. Hosts Lucas and Luna dig into a disconnect that matters right now—why CPI shows inflation cooling while your paycheck seems to buy less every month. They anchor on the May 2026 CPI reading of 334.0 and the Fed's stubborn 3.63% rate, then zoom in on the labor market: Friday's jobs report showed only 57,000 new payrolls and a 4.2% unemployment rate, while the labor force participation rate hit a 50-year low outside the pandemic. Lucas walks through how CPI's…
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