Inflation Up for the Third Straight Month, Though Economists See Silver Lining
Inflation continues to rise after a seven-month decline from early in 2024, reversing the trend seen from March to September, ...
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Big Job Gains in December; Unemployment Rate Unchanged
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256,000 in December, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau ...
Fed Predicts Inflation Will Fall, but Slower Than Anticipated in 2025
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has predicted that inflation will continue to slow in 2025, albeit at a slower pace than ...
Fed’s Top Banking Regulator Stepping Down as Trump Assumes Power
The Federal Reserve's chief banking regulator will resign in February, avoiding a potential showdown with President-elect Donald Trump who was ...
Key Inflation Rate Hits 2.4% in November, Near 2% Fed Target
Inflation rose slightly in November, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report released December 20, as a recent ...
Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter-Point, Third Cut This Year
As widely expected, Federal Reserve (Fed) officials lowered interest rates again, marking the third cut this year—although markets wobbled based ...
Inflation Up Again, According to December Consumer Price Index
After a year of inflation coming down, the last stretch of 2024 has seen a reverse course, per the latest ...
November Sees 227,000 New Jobs; Unemployment Stays Flat at 4.2%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November—higher than expectations—and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2%, the U.S. ...
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Is Optimistic About the Economy, Unsure of Third Rate Cut This Year
“Will the Fed cut interest rates?” That’s a question on everyone’s mind whenever Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks publicly—including ...
Employment Report Comes in Flat, Adding to Economic Worries
With only days before the presidential election and with inflation on track to fully normalize, all eyes have been on ...
Red (Flag) Alert! Guiding Buyers After Discovering a Property’s Problems
In most states, homesellers are legally required to disclose any known material defects or issues with the property. But that can be a slippery slope, with iffy problems that might have been masked. Read more.
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