Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Business & Finance › Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?
Business & Finance

Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?

Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?
Phys.org Wednesday 09 September 2026, 11:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Tracking rent prices may help businesses and policymakers understand where inflation is headed months in advance of government inflation reports, according to researchers at Penn State's Smeal College of Business who developed the Penn State/ACY Alternative Inflation Index. The Penn State index was recently incorporated into the Bloomberg Terminal, a software system that serves financial professionals with real-time market data, news and analytics.

Tracking rent prices may help businesses and policymakers understand where inflation is headed months in advance of government inflation reports, according to researchers at Penn State's Smeal College of Business who developed the Penn State/ACY Alternative Inflation Index. The Penn State index was recently incorporated into the Bloomberg Terminal, a software system that serves financial professionals with real-time market data, news and analytics.
Penn State's (ORG) Smeal College of Business (ORG) the Penn State/ (ORG) Penn State (ORG) the Bloomberg Terminal (LOCATION)
Originally published by Phys.org Read original →

Related Stories

U.K. defends sanctions on Israeli settlements after 30-day consulate closure order

The U.K. has defended its decision to impose new sanctions on certain Israeli goods, following backlash that saw London told to close its consulate in Jerusalem within a month. Britain's foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that Britain would ban imports from Israeli settlements built on the West Bank, adding that the U.K. government's official view is that the "occupation [of the West Bank] is unlawful." The move prompted an accusation from Israel that the British government...

CNBC 11m ago

US Firms Unleash Record Wave of Bond Sales in European Markets

An unprecedented number of US companies are turning to Europe’s bond markets, drawn by liquidity and attractive terms as their home market strains under a deluge of AI-related debt.

Bloomberg Markets 13m ago

Clay, an A.I. Sales Tool Provider, Raises $115 Million

Varun Anand, left, and Kareem Amin, founders of Clay, say that the company is now focused on attracting Fortune 500 customers.

NYT Business 13m ago

Liz Truss to relaunch podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange

Podcast will be on YouTube site of Mike Graham, fired from TalkTV after racist post appeared on his Facebook pageWhen Liz Truss launched her podcast last year, she declared it would bring a “counter-revolution” to take on the “deep state”, which, she said, “tried to destroy” her. The revolution, however, has not yet arrived. Truss, whose stint as UK prime minister abruptly ended after her disastrous mini-budget crashed the economy, has so far failed to find a wide audience with her media career.

The Guardian World 13m ago