Running on Empty: Inflation & Consumers | S3 E148 | 05-28-26
From Markets with Megan: A Quick Financial Markets Update by Megan Horneman
May 28, 2026 · 6 min · Season 3 · Episode 148
About this episode
Megan discusses the impact of inflation on consumers and the Federal Reserve's potential response based on recent economic data.
Inflation pressures are continuing to build, consumers are feeling squeezed, and the Federal Reserve may be forced to stay higher for longer. In today’s episode of Markets with Megan, Megan lays out a massive day of economic data covering housing, inflation, consumer spending, GDP, and what it all means for markets and interest rates. 🏠 Topics Megan Covers: • New home sales fell sharply across most regions • Median new home prices surged 8% in one month • Core PCE inflation rose 3.3%, the h...
People in this episode
Host: Megan Horneman
Topics covered
- inflation
- consumer spending
- economic data
- housing market
- interest rates
Keywords
- inflation
- consumer spending
- Federal Reserve
- housing market
- economic data
- interest rates
- PCE inflation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Reserve
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