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Economics In The News

If you go to the grocery store, the odds are that you will see a higher bill than usual. Food prices in the U.S. are up by almost 24% between 2020 and 2024.

Americans hoping for a drop in interest rates are going to have to wait it out. The federal reserve says they are keeping rates steady, but last month it was announced two rate cuts were coming in 2025.

The Trump administration’s whipsaw threats of tariffs with major trading partners such as Canada and Mexico have created a new level of global economic uncertainty, according to a UNLV economics professor, while a new study shows that Nevada could be one of the least hardest hit states by tariffs.

Food prices in the United States have surged by nearly 24 percent from 2020 to 2024, a significant factor that helped President Donald Trump regain the White House with a promise to reduce these costs.

Amid a time of financial uncertainty, with on-again, off-again tariffs and even fears of a recession, some locals tell me they're paying attention to the trends but it's not stopping them from making big purchases.

Tariffs on steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S. have increased to 25%, and President Donald Trump has removed exemptions from previous tariffs. The president says higher tariffs will help create jobs in the U.S., but the increases have stoked fears of a recession and led to massive selloffs in the stock market.
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