Your Money Minute

American whiskey has become a surprising flashpoint in the U.S.-Canada trade dispute. Canadian provinces are pulling products from shelves, while boycotts may linger even after restrictions ease. The conversation also explores what it would take to rebuild demand and how ready-to-drink cocktails are cushioning sales losses.

Mortgage rates have climbed back above 7%, rattling homebuyers, housing activity, the economy, and markets. The discussion explores how recent conflict reversed optimism, why today’s rates feel especially steep after the era of 3% loans, and the risks of adjustable-rate mortgages. Historical rate comparisons add perspective.

Despite high gas prices, American consumers keep spending, buoyed by stock-market gains, steady jobs, and affordable existing mortgages. Banking leaders point to strong credit-card use, ongoing borrowing, and healthy delinquencies. The big question: Can this confidence and wealth effect endure if markets fall or the economy weakens?

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Are your pay raises keeping up with rising prices? This quick money briefing examines inflation, slowing wage growth, shrinking purchasing power, and forecasts for average salary increases that may fall short of higher costs.

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Beef prices are soaring as drought, feed costs, and shrinking cattle herds squeeze supply. A temporary cut to imported-beef tariffs aims to bring relief, but cattle producers question the plan, including where the beef will come from. With new slaughterhouses too costly to build, shoppers may face higher prices or turn to alternatives.

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Your 60-second money minute. Today’s topic: People Are Paying Up For Travel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Your 60-second money minute. Today’s topic: The Car Customers Wait For Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.