Inflation likely remained elevated once again for the month of March, adding another round of price increases to Americans' already-strained wallets. On paper, the U.S. economy looks solid. The unemployment rate has now remained below 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. Stocks are at all-time highs. The economy continues to add jobs. But since the start of the pandemic, Americans have seen average prices increase more than 20% overall — giving people a sense that the cost of many...
WASHINGTON >> Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said today in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it considers how often — or even whether — to cut interest rates this year.
Varadkar says it’s not fair that average full-time workers are ‘it with the higher rate of income tax.
Bowman said that it's possible more hikes could be needed, rather than the cuts the market is expecting.
Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it considers how often to cut interest rates this year.
Prices outside the volatile food and energy categories rose 0.4% from February to March, the same accelerated
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Several ECB officials have made remarks about their expectations for interest rates in recent days.
State Street chief investment officer Lori Heinel believes a rate cut in June is "likely."
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The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring is in place and UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi will soon visit Iran.
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