Neil Freiman

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20,578 appearances 115 recordings 2 series first heard Feb 2025 last heard today

Neil Freiman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 113 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 22.

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Morning Brew Daily · Fed Raises Rates for the First Time in 3yrs & What Happened to Ed Sheeran’s Tour · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

He noted that too many categories are still posting voice-verified

increases above 3% on both a 6-12 month basis. voice-verified

And I found these anecdotes about how oil prices seep into broader inflation really revealing. voice-verified

We've talked about how oil prices are now above $100 a barrel, but that really does influence everything in the economy and raises prices across the board. voice-verified

A bunch of business owners talked to the Wall Street Journal about how voice-verified

oil prices does create higher prices and costs for their business and these are you know a wide array of industries there's this company ambix manufacturing in new hampshire that sells plastic components to power distribution companies the thing is voice-verified

Their resin that is used to make this chemical substance that goes into their products is created through crude oil. voice-verified

So this summer they've had to increase prices 10% to 21% on all of their products. voice-verified

Then there's this farmer in rural Pennsylvania, the cost of trucking hay from three counties away. voice-verified

is now up 15%. voice-verified

Campbell's is raising prices on more than half of its portfolio. voice-verified

And Clorox, because their Glad trash bags are also made from resin, is increasing the cost of their Glad trash bags that you buy either on Amazon or at your local convenience store or supermarket. voice-verified

All of these things are influenced by crude oil prices, which is why the run-up from 60 to 100 is influencing everything across the economy and why you're seeing Kevin Warr say, inflation is much too hot, I need to raise interest rates, and it's not going to be the last time they do it. voice-verified

Moving on to news that might help cushion the blow of that rate hike, Americans are richer than ever. voice-verified

According to the annual census report on financial well-being, median household income rose 2.6% last year to 87,460, a new record and eclipsing the high-water mark from right before COVID. voice-verified

Meanwhile, the official poverty rate fell for the second consecutive year to reach a new all-time low. voice-verified

10.2% of the population was in poverty, down 0.5 percentage points from the previous year and the lowest level on record. voice-verified

Wells Fargo economist Shannon Green told the Wall Street Journal, this is a signal that the economy may be finally finding its groove coming out of the pandemic. voice-verified

There is a but, of course, a big but, don't laugh. voice-verified

These income gains were not spread evenly, exacerbating the gap between the have and the have-nots. voice-verified

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