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Two weeks after the rate hike, Michigan asked Americans about next year's prices

The Fed just raised rates to 4% to bring that number down. The survey came back higher.

One Number
One Number

Sep 28, 2026

4.6

MONEY & MARKETS • PURCHASING POWER & INFLATION

The Fed just raised rates to 4% on September 16. The whole point of that hike was to convince you that prices will come down. Two weeks later, the University of Michigan asked Americans what they think inflation will look like over the next year. The answer: 4.6%. That’s higher than the rate the Fed just set to fight it. In August, that figure was 4.0%. Before the Iran conflict… 3.4%. In one month, 0.6 points. In seven months, 1.2 points. The Fed is hiking. Americans aren’t buying it.

The move Washington made in 1934

They did it once. Trump can do it again.

In 1934, the government executed a legal maneuver that transferred billions in wealth overnight.

Most Americans had no idea it was coming.

A small group who saw it early walked away wealthy.

Everyone else paid for it.

Trump has the same legal authority today. Advisors close to the administration believe he's considering using it. If he does, the transfer happens fast — and the window to be on the right side of it is already closing.

We put together a free report on exactly what this move is, why the timing points to now, and the one step ordinary Americans can take to position themselves before it happens.

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The people who moved early in 1934 didn't have a warning.

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Two weeks after the Fed told America it could control prices, America told the Fed it doesn’t believe them.

Source: University of Michigan, Surveys of Consumers, Sep 2026 (final)
One number. Every morning.
— Jack Corbin

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