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Illustration of worried homeowners reviewing bills beside the Capitol, a house and a rising inflation chart

Inflating Away the Bill: Affordability, Debt, and the Quiet War Between Markets and the Fed

• June 28, 2026

Affordability in America isn’t collapsing because consumers failed—it’s collapsing because debt, inflation, and policy are colliding in real time. As bond markets quietly price in inflation as a debt solution and the Federal Reserve resists losing credibility, households are caught in the middle, paying more for less. At BOSSTOX, the Boston Made economics team tracks these signals through data, not headlines—monitoring markets, policy shifts, and affordability stress to understand where the economy is truly heading.

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Cover art reading TARIFF SHOCKWAVES with flying dollar bills on a dark background

Tariff Shockwaves: Is Trump Channeling the Trade Tactics of the 1980s?

• May 28, 2026

On Friday, markets trembled after former President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions with comments aimed squarely at Apple and the European Union. In a Truth Social post, Trump declared that all iPhones sold in the U.S. must be made domestically—or face a 25% tariff. Investors reacted swiftly: the Dow slid 256 points, Apple shares tumbled 3%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1%.

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Cover art reading THE RECESSION with a woman in a flowing red dress against black

The Girl in the Red Dress: A Recession Story Beneath the Surface

• May 23, 2026

She drifted slowly, suspended in silence, a crimson bloom in a sea of blue. The girl in the red dress. No one knew her name. No one remembered how she ended up there—underwater, floating as if held by invisible threads of gravity and grief. Her red dress billowed around her like fire in slow motion, a haunting contrast to the cold depths she moved through. Eyes closed. Hands gently outstretched. As if she were waiting for something.

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