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A new WalletHub survey finds that forty-three percent of Americans now expect to work until they die, a striking signal of how deeply economic anxiety has reshaped retirement expectations. With inflation still biting into savings and equity markets volatile, the traditional off-ramp from the workforce feels increasingly out of reach for millions of households.
Staying on the policy front, President Trump's renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates is running into a wall of structural resistance. Analysts point to three key factors working against him, and chief among them is what some are now calling Trumpflation — the inflationary pressure tied directly to his own tariff and trade agenda, which gives the Fed little political cover to ease.
And on the wealth migration front, Miami is cementing its status as the luxury capital for high-net-worth individuals leaving New York and Los Angeles. A home in the city crossed one hundred million dollars for the first time this year, and new commercial developments are now offering infrared saunas, stem cell clinics, and Vegas-style valet — redefining what premium office and residential space even means in twenty twenty-five.
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