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CPI, rent, gas, groceries and consumer rates. What a household pays this month versus last.
The 2027 Social Security COLA is projected near 3.5%, the biggest in four years. The official number lands Oct. 14. Here is what it could mean for your benefit.
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New York Fed survey finds expected inflation at 3.9% and spending growth at 5.5%, as household income expectations lag and essentials costs remain a concern.
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CMS says most of 20.8 million eligible Original Medicare Part B beneficiaries should receive a one-time $90 rebate around October 8, with Medicare Advantage enrollees excluded.
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ACA refund checks are MLR rebates insurers pay when they spend too little of premiums on care. Who qualifies, when checks arrive, and the 2024 state amounts.
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EIA's October outlook says September gasoline averaged $4.35 a gallon and diesel $6.29. The latest weekly data shows diesel down 18 cents by October 5, but costs remain uneven.
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EIA forecasts winter heating bills split by fuel: electricity up 4%, oil and propane down, gas flat. Weather and fuel type shape household exposure.
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The number on the SSA's calendar for October 14 keeps getting bigger: 3.6%, up from the 2.8% adjustment in effect this year.
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EIA's latest weekly data show gasoline easing slightly and diesel retreating from its peak, but annual fuel costs remain sharply higher ahead of the October 14 CPI report.
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Freddie Mac put the 30-year mortgage average at 7.28% on October 1. On an illustrative $300,000 loan, principal and interest rise about $51 monthly from the prior week.
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September hourly pay rose 0.1% as payroll growth slowed to 29,000 and revisions erased 60,000 previously reported jobs; the next CPI arrives October 14.
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New SNAP maximums took effect October 1, raising the contiguous-state four-person cap to $1,023 while lowering Hawaii's to $1,655.
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Regular gasoline reached $4.48 a gallon in late September, while August shelter CPI rose 0.3% monthly and food-at-home prices edged lower. September CPI is due October 14.
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