Investing

• Markets are moving back off of war-induced panic of earlier this week. Here is the latest market roundup from Yahoo Finance.
• Are rising interest rates bad for tech stocks? Institutional Investor
• What happens to stock prices when the Fed raises interest rates? (A Wealth of Common Sense)
• The pandemic made lots of people 401k millionaires. (WAPO-subscription may be required)

Economics 

• The Core PCE (the measure used by the Fed) was up 5.2% year-over-year, but spending data released today was strong. (CNBC)
• Companies jump on the opportunity a rising CPI gives them to increase prices beyond what may be warranted. (Vox)
• Not everyone feels inflation the same way or to the same extent. (Minneapolis Fed)
• Pending home sales are down for the third month in a row, but inventories are still tight. (Yahoo Finance)

Economics/Demographics

• The US birthrate has been declining. The reasons aren’t entirely clear. (EconoFact)
• The 5-day workweek in the office will never quite be the same after Covid. This article tackles all of the impacts that will have on the areas and businesses that support the workplace. (The Atlantic)
• Vox examines some research that shows residential mobility is way down in the US. People are literally stuck where they are, and their happiness is suffering. 

Scams

• The FTC reports that romance based scams are at an all-time high.

About the Author

Beth Tallman

Beth Tallman entered the working world armed with an MBA in finance and thoroughly enjoyed her first career working in manufacturing and telecommunications, including a stint overseas. She took advantage of an involuntary separation to try teaching high school math, something she had always dreamed of doing. When fate stepped in once again, Beth jumped on the opportunity to combine her passion for numbers, money, and education to develop curriculum and teach personal finance at Oberlin College. Beth now spends her time writing on personal finance and financial education, conducts student workshops, and develops finance curricula and educational content. She is also the Treasurer of Ohio Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.