{"id":3535,"date":"2026-07-23T22:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:24:34","slug":"trumps-economic-chaos-continues-to-batter-working-families-budgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3535","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Economic Chaos Continues to Batter Working Families\u2019 Budgets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the Federal Reserve released its July 2026 Beige Book<\/a>, offering a snapshot of economic conditions across all 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The report shows that the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East continues to spread through the economy: Federal Reserve contacts reported that families are cutting back, businesses continue to raise prices, and the rapid buildout of AI is reshaping hiring and increasing costs.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s economic chaos has made daily life more difficult for working Americans. Low-wage and rural workers in Chicago and Minnesota report it\u2019s getting more expensive to get to and from work, as the president\u2019s war in Iran rages on and drives up fuel prices. July\u2019s Beige Book further reveals demand for food assistance has surpassed COVID levels in many parts of the country, as President Trump and Republicans in Congress slash federal food aid programs. In Philadelphia, contacts reported that any increase in sales reflects higher prices, as consumers spend more on essentials and cut back wherever possible. <\/p>\n

Working families are desperate for relief, the report offers little comfort for Americans struggling to make ends meet in Trump\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Groundwork Collaborative\u2019s Chief of Policy and Advocacy, Alex Jacquez<\/a>, reacted with the following statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe president\u2019s choice to renege on his own shaky ceasefire agreement means working families are paying the price for his war in Iran. This month\u2019s Beige Book reflects increasing pressure on business owners, who are choosing to protect their own profits by passing operating expenses onto consumers in the form of price hikes. Across the economy, Americans are cutting back and making sacrifices to keep up with Trump\u2019s high prices.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, the Federal Reserve released its July 2026 Beige Book, offering a snapshot of economic conditions across all 12 Federal Reserve Districts. The report shows that the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East continues to spread through the economy: Federal Reserve contacts reported that families are cutting back, businesses continue to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[742],"class_list":["post-3535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ciencia-y-tecnologia","tag-vr-news-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}