Sean Donan: Inflation attacks the income of the middle class. He says we're entering this prolonged period of inflation, almost certainly going to result in recession. How is that going to affect this wealth that is kind of the backbone of the American economy? We don't know; it depends on how long it takes to bring inflation down closer to where the Fed wants it to be.
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Today: The good news, and not so good news, about the US middle class. With inflation rising, the stock market ping-ponging and housing prices softening, that broad swath of Americans who form the backbone of the US economy are getting hit on all sides. Bloomberg reporters Shawn Donnan, Alex Tanzi, Claire Ballentine and Airielle Lowe teamed up to take a look at how middle-income Americans are doing. The answer: Not so badly, actually–at least on paper.
Even so, they’re worried about what’s next for them. And they have good reason to be.
Shawn sits down with Wes to share the results from their exclusive polling and what these precarious economic times mean for the fortunes of working Americans.
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