The unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department released the February edition of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, showing there were 1.36 job…
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Treasury Secretary Expects Rent Costs to Go Down This Year
She says she regrets saying inflation was “transitory.” Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen shared this week that she believes rent prices will go down overall for the…
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Labor Department Reports Spike in Consumer and Housing Prices
Economists attribute increases to customary January surges. The Labor Department reported a spike in consumer prices in January, noting particular increases in food prices and rent prices. The…
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Federal Reserve Expects to Cut Rates in New Year
Central bank officials kept the current rate steady in the final meeting of 2023. The Federal Reserve concluded its final quarterly meeting this month, holding interest rates steady…
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Interest on National Debt Now the Top Budget Expense
Treasury data shows interest exceeds $1 trillion per year. Information from the U.S. Treasury Department shows that estimated annualized interest payments on the nation’s debt exceeded $1 trillion…
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Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged
They leave the door open for future rate hikes. The Federal Reserve determined to keep its benchmark interest rate at about 5.4 percent this past week, the highest…
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Commerce Department Reports Boost in New Home Sales
Home builders work to fill the demand created by the housing shortage. The Commerce Department released its housing report last week, documenting heightened sales of newly built houses…
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Federal Reserve Chair Says Inflation Still Too High
The trend has slowed, but not enough. The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in comments to the Economic Club of New York that inflation remains too high…
Read MoreFederal Reserve Reports Top 1% of Americans Becoming Richer
Highest income generators now hold 26.5 percent of total household net worth. The Federal Reserve released income data for the month of June in late September, tracking a…
Read MoreFederal Reserve Maintains Current Interest Rate
Chairman Powell anticipates addressing inflation into 2026. The Federal Reserve wrapped up a two-day long policy meeting this week, where the members decided to leave the interest rate…
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