How is "Transitory" Inflation Going?
Economics Explained
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Can You Afford a House?
House prices have increased dramatically during the pendemic, pushed along by cheap interest rates and investors looking to park their money somewhere. House prices are not directly counted in the consumer price index, despite its being the largest for almost every family in every advanced country in the world. Most families would pay more in rent than they would pay in a mortgage on a house that they own.
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