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Why Your Rent Keeps Rising Even as CPI Cools
In this episode of Inflation and Your Money with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the gap between official inflation numbers and what people actually feel at the checkout counter. With April CPI showing a modest 0.6% monthly increase but core services like rent and insurance still climbing at 4-5% annually, they explain why shelter costs lag in official data and why that matters for your personal budget. Lucas breaks down the concept of 'sticky inflation' using the latest April CPI and PCE readings, while Luna questions whether the Fed's rate pause at 3.64% is helping or hurting…
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