https://wallpost.org/WallPost explains the economy, markets and money in plain English, for working people in America and everywhere American money reaches.en-ushttps://wallpost.org/articles/2026-10-09-the-job-market-hit-the-brakeshttps://wallpost.org/articles/2026-10-09-the-job-market-hit-the-brakesFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Employers are barely hiring. People who already have a job are mostly safe. People looking for one are not. This is the whole story, in ordinary words.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-09-16-the-price-of-borrowed-moneyhttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-09-16-the-price-of-borrowed-moneyWed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Federal Reserve raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a point, to a range of 3.75 to 4 percent. It was the first increase in three years. The reason they gave was inflation.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-09-09-a-hundred-dollars-againhttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-09-09-a-hundred-dollars-againWed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Brent crude went back above $100 a barrel. The war that started on February 28 had never really left the price.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-06-17-a-pause-not-a-peacehttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-06-17-a-pause-not-a-peaceWed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000The United States and Iran signed a memorandum that reopened the Strait of Hormuz. Oil did not go back to February. Neither did the argument over who controls the water.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-03-09-the-gallonhttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-03-09-the-gallonMon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000A war that began on February 28 reached the oil market on a Monday. Brent crude, about $72 before the war, traded near $120.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-02-20-the-court-and-the-tariffhttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-02-20-the-court-and-the-tariffFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000By 6 to 3, the Supreme Court said a 1977 emergency law does not let a president tax imports. The Court did not say who gets the money back.https://wallpost.org/paper/2026-01-31-the-tax-you-could-not-seehttps://wallpost.org/paper/2026-01-31-the-tax-you-could-not-seeSat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000The year opened with an import tax already in the price of ordinary goods. Most people never saw the line. They saw the total.