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Ranked: Median Student Debt for a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree
Student Debt Ranking: U.S. Bachelor’s Degrees
According to the Federal Reserve, student loans added up to $1.6 trillion in Q2 2023, making them the third largest category of U.S. household debt behind auto loans ($1.8 trillion) and mortgages ($12 trillion).
The Societal Affects Of Inflation – How You Know Things Are Really Going Bad
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group
Historically speaking, inflation/stagflation has always been a disastrous affair. One is hard pressed to find any legitimate examples of a country that experienced an aggressive inflationary event that came out better for it. A rare scenario would be one in which a nation inflates to fund a war that they then win, but usually negative consequences still happen later down the road.
The 2023 Utility Decarbonization Index
Data in this visualization comes from the NPUC Annual Utility Decarbonization Report 2023
The 2023 Utility Decarbonization Index
Charted: The U.S. Mortgage Rate vs. Existing Home Sales
The U.S. Mortgage Rate vs. Existing Home Sales
The U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has reached its highest level since 2002.
Coupled with rising home prices and a constrained housing inventory, U.S. housing affordability is now at its lowest point in history, according to the National Association of Realtors.