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July C.P.I. Report: What to Expect
The Labor Department will release the Consumer Price Index at 8:30 a.m., and Wall Street will be watching a few key categories.
Consumer Inflation Expectations Ticked Up, a Fed Survey Shows
09/08/2021 Comments Off on Consumer Inflation Expectations Ticked Up, a Fed Survey Shows
The rise in the longer-term price gauge was small, but it comes at a time when Fed officials are closely watching such metrics.
Continue reading …In an upside-down world of financial markets, expected returns after inflation are at record lows.
Continue reading …JPMorgan’s punishment for currency rigging ends.
06/08/2021 Comments Off on JPMorgan’s punishment for currency rigging ends.Big banks that were accused of colluding to rig benchmark exchange rates could still face class-action lawsuits.
Continue reading …Digital Currency Is a Divided Issue at the Federal Reserve
05/08/2021 Comments Off on Digital Currency Is a Divided Issue at the Federal ReserveSome Fed officials think the central bank needs to get in the digital currency game, while others fret about crowding out the private sector.
Continue reading …Big Economic Challenges Await Biden and the Fed This Fall
03/08/2021 Comments Off on Big Economic Challenges Await Biden and the Fed This FallExpiring unemployment benefits and the Delta variant add uncertainty to a recovery that has brought strong growth but an unusual labor market.
Continue reading …Home Prices Are Soaring. Is That the Fed’s Problem?
31/07/2021 Comments Off on Home Prices Are Soaring. Is That the Fed’s Problem?Low interest rates are one reason that the housing market has taken off. They are far from the only one.
Continue reading …The Fed’s Favorite Price Index Rose 4 Percent. What Comes Next?
30/07/2021 Comments Off on The Fed’s Favorite Price Index Rose 4 Percent. What Comes Next?The Federal Reserve’s inflation gauge popped in June from the prior year. Economists think it will begin to moderate.
Continue reading …The Fed’s favorite price index rose again in June, as consumer spending came in strong.
30/07/2021 Comments Off on The Fed’s favorite price index rose again in June, as consumer spending came in strong.The Personal Consumption Expenditures index popped 4 percent in June from the prior year. Economists think it will begin to moderate.
Continue reading …Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Unchanged but Cites ‘Progress’ Toward Its Goals
28/07/2021 Comments Off on Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Unchanged but Cites ‘Progress’ Toward Its GoalsThe central bank held policy steady. But it made the clearest hint yet that it will soon begin to shift from emergency mode.
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- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
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- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
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- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
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