U.S. home prices are slipping as rents rise for first time in over three years Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 29 October 2026 at 15:00 Median home-sale price fell 0.1% from a year earlier while national rent rose 0.1%, Redfin and Apartment List said
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge accelerated to 3.6% in September Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 29 October 2026 at 13:10 Monthly prices rose 0.5% in September, and core inflation reached 3.1% from a year earlier, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said
Economic growth accelerated over the summer, even as inflation stayed elevated Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 29 October 2026 at 12:50 Real GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, up from 2.2% in the second quarter and above the 3.1% forecast
The Fed holds interest rates steady in a split vote before midterm elections Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 28 October 2026 at 18:30 Two Fed governors cast dissenting votes and wanted to raise interest rates as soaring gas prices have pushed inflation higher
Midwest gasoline supplies hit a record low as Senate elections near Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 28 October 2026 at 17:20 Stockpiles in the region fell to 41 million barrels as national gasoline stocks rose 3.9 million barrels last week
Oil prices climb after Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia's biggest refinery Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 28 October 2026 at 14:10 December Brent crude futures rose 1.2% to $115.19 a barrel as Saudi authorities have yet to confirm the claimed missile strike
Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady, with December hike in sight Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 28 October 2026 at 12:10 Markets put the odds of an October hike below 10% as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares for a 2:30 p.m. ET press conference
The Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady. But Warsh may signal more hikes ahead Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 27 October 2026 at 12:30 Inflation rose to 3.7% in September, and futures show a better than 80% chance of another hike in December
Trump's average gas price has overtaken Biden's, piling pressure on Republicans Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 26 October 2026 at 17:52 Gasoline has averaged $3.472 a gallon in Trump's term, less than a cent above Biden's $3.471, as the national price stands at $4.286
Consumer sentiment has fallen to a five-month low on inflation fears Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 23 October 2026 at 17:50 The University of Michigan index edged down to 48.0 from 48.1 in October as year-ahead inflation expectations rose to 4.7% from 4.6%
U.S. jobless claims fell to a 3-month low, below the 200,000 economists expected Quartz By: Cris Tolomia 22 October 2026 at 14:10 Initial claims fell 6,000 to 194,000 in the week ending Oct. 17, the lowest since July, the Labor Department said