Latest / Inflation Explained with Fexingo: CPI, Prices, and the Cost of Living for Everyday People
Why Inflation Feels Worse Than the Headline Number
The official CPI sits at 332.4, up just 0.6 percent from last month. But consumer sentiment hit a record low in May. Lucas and Luna unpack the gap between the aggregate inflation figure and what households actually experience at the register. They drill into the specific basket composition issue — how fuel and food cost spikes in a geopolitical crisis get smoothed over by indices that weight housing and medical care heavily. Plus: why the AI economy and Iran war are pulling inflation in opposite directions for different income groups. And listener support keeps the conversation going: buy me…
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