Saturday Afternoon News Updates – 1/31/26
Watch now Saturday Afternoon News Updates – 1/31/26 Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jan 31 By Ben Meiselas Hi all! Thanks to everyone who read my morning message earlier. Our team has been hard at work all day to bring you the latest news. Let me fill you in on the latest with my afternoon recap. I want to first highlight something that got a little lost in the chaotic news cycle of the past few days, and that’s the devastating economic data that was released on Friday. The data showed inflation climbing far faster than expected, and it’s probably yet another thing that Trump is trying to distract us from. December producer price inflation came in at 3 percent, well above expectations of 2.7 percent. Core PPI inflation jumped to 3.3 percent, also higher than forecast, and now sits at its hottest level since July 2025. These are not abstract figures. Americans feel them every time they buy groceries, fill their gas tanks, or try to pay rent...