/tags/inflation inflation en-US WLRN Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-19/florida-voters-to-decide-if-amendment-5-will-change-homestead-exemptions If passed, it would amend the state constitution to allow larger tax breaks for homeowners by tying an exemption to yearly inflation. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-19/florida-voters-to-decide-if-amendment-5-will-change-homestead-exemptions Lillian Hernández Caraballo /business/2024-07-15/inflation-employment-jobs-economy-south-florida-jared-bernstein Inflation continued cooling in South Florida in June. The region's annual inflation rate is now lower than that in New York, Philadelphia and Seattle. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-15/inflation-employment-jobs-economy-south-florida-jared-bernstein Tom Hudson /business/2024-07-09/florida-economy-inflation-housing-jobs The year began with South Florida home to the highest inflation rate and the lowest regional unemployment rate in the country. How about now? Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-09/florida-economy-inflation-housing-jobs Tom Hudson /business/2024-07-02/inflation-federal-reserve-jobs Regional Federal Reserve leader Raphael Bostic is prepared to cast his vote to lower interest rates late this year if he is convinced inflation has been beaten - and he’s not yet. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:02:00 GMT /business/2024-07-02/inflation-federal-reserve-jobs Tom Hudson /business/2024-07-01/politifact-florida-wages-inflation-biden Looking at the duration of Joe Biden’s presidency and using the standard measures for comparing inflation and wages, inflation has increased 19.3% since January 2021 while wages have risen 16.1%. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-01/politifact-florida-wages-inflation-biden Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /business/2024-06-28/inflation-politics-republican-democrat-florida South Florida has had one of the most stubbornly high inflation rates in the nation. It also has experienced an increase in registered Republican voters and a drop in Democratic voters. New research finds that the more Republican a region is, the higher the inflation. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-06-28/inflation-politics-republican-democrat-florida Tom Hudson /government-politics/2024-04-22/politifact-marco-rubio-joe-biden-inflation Inflation compounds, and it has risen by about 19% during Biden’s presidency. However, Rubio is misleading by failing to note another key factor: rising wages. Prices don’t increase in a vacuum; they can be canceled out, or nearly so, by rising wages. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:00:31 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-22/politifact-marco-rubio-joe-biden-inflation Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /business/2024-03-13/unemployment-inflation-jobs South Florida's job market is among the tightest in the nation while the inflation rate is the highest, according to the latest figures released by the government this week. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-03-13/unemployment-inflation-jobs Tom Hudson /business/2024-02-08/economy-jobs-inflation-florida The White House touts strong employment data and easing inflation - including in Florida - as President Biden makes his economic argument for re-election. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /business/2024-02-08/economy-jobs-inflation-florida Tom Hudson /government-politics/2024-02-05/usf-survey-voters-presidential-election-year A majority of those surveyed were dissatisfied with how President Biden has handled inflation, foreign policy and border security. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:22:58 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-05/usf-survey-voters-presidential-election-year Ari Angelo