The (Other) Cost of Inflation: Inflation Erodes More Than the...
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Beyond GDP: Three Other Ways to Measure Economic Health
Gross domestic product is the most popular economic health indicator, but some organizations and agencies also look to measures that weigh factors like residents’ health and education.
News commentators, politicians, and others often conflate the ups and downs of the stock market with the state of the economy. While the stock market and the economy are related, they aren't the same. Watch to learn the difference between the two as well as how, despite rising unemployment and slipping GDP, the stock market continued to rally after the dip caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Inflation has cooled significantly recently, but you may still find yourself paying more at the grocery store. What gives? Here's a primer on what easing inflation actually means.