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Afford Anything · July 3, 2026 · 1h 5m

First Friday: Jobs Are Cooling, Prices Are Climbing, and NYC is Freezing the Rent

Show Notes

The host analyzes the June jobs report showing only 57,000 jobs added against a 115,000 forecast, and new inflation data with the PCE index hitting a three-year high of 4.1%. This creates a classic Fed dilemma, currently expected to keep rates frozen at the September meeting. The episode also examines new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's unconventional 132-word first statement, which scrapped forward guidance and omitted the maximum employment mandate. Global central banks are hiking rates in contrast, and the second half explores the NYC rent freeze policy and its winners and losers.

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Highlights

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June Job Growth Missed Expectations by a Wide Margin00:00
The U.S. added only 57,000 jobs in June, far below the 115,000 that economists expected.
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PCE Inflation Reaches a Three-Year High Amid Fed Dilemma04:52
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, climbed to 4.1% year-over-year.
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Kevin Warsh's Debut as Fed Chair Signals a Major Shift in Communication07:29
Warsh issued a 132-word statement—one of the shortest in Fed history—that eliminated forward guidance and omitted the goal of maximum employment.
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Global Central Banks Hiking While the U.S. Hesitates17:21
The European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, and several other countries raised interest rates in the opposite direction of the Fed.
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The NYC Rent Freeze: Winners and Losers
The episode examines who benefits from New York City's rent freeze and who bears the cost.
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