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Mar 12, 2024

Millennials will be worse off than their parents, right? Maybe not.

We’ll consider some economic findings that reframe the idea that millennials will be worse off than the generation before them.

Unpacking the latest CPI figures
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Prices rose .4% in February, which is more than they did in January … and which was more than they did in December. A lot of that was housing and gas, but even taking those things out the numbers aren’t that great. Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden and Rygel, joins us to discuss.
Some upbeat economic news for millennials
by David Brancaccio, Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder
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New research casts doubt on the widespread belief that the generation of Americans will be worse off than their parents.