Burgers, Budgets, and the Cost of Summer What the Big Mac Index Can Teach Us This Memorial Day Weekend WEEKLY BLOG POST  •  MEMORIAL DAY EDITION 2026   Memorial Day weekend is first and foremost a time to remember and honor those who gave their lives in service to our country.   It is also,...Read More

Inflation Isn’t Gone. It Just Changed Shape. Why Prices Still Feel High Even When Inflation “Falls” Weekly Blog Post  —  May 17–23, 2026   The market wants to believe inflation is yesterday’s problem. Consumers and small businesses are telling a different story. The risk now is not a repeat of 2022 exactly. It is a...Read More

We Still Haven’t Found What We’re Looking For   The economy is doing fine on paper. GDP grew around 2 percent in Q1. The stock market keeps pushing to new highs.   But that’s not how it feels.   Consumers feel tight. Small businesses feel cautious. And that gap between what the data say and...Read More