Fed's Kugler says labor market healthy, inflation elevated
A Labor Department report showing the unemployment rate edged down to 4% last month and employers adding 143,000 jobs is ...
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Job numbers, inflation leaving room for Fed to hold rates
Slowing but healthy US job growth, combined with rising inflation expectations, supports the Federal Reserve’s inclination to ...
US inflation increases in December; consumer spending robust
U.S. inflation increased by the most in eight months in December amid robust consumer spending on goods and services, ...
'Budget constraints' hamper collection of economic data | Tatiana Bailey
Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...
US Labor Costs Rise From Year Earlier by Least Since 2021
US labor cost growth cooled in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, reassuring Federal Reserve policymakers wage pressures ...
One chart shows that low-income Americans get hit hardest by inflation
Rising food and housing costs have hit the lowest-income Americans the hardest in recent years.
Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears confident in the US labor market. But that means any signs of a slowdown could ...
Real World Economics: Understanding inflation will lead to trust in economic policies
Measuring key aspects of a nation’s economy is important, but the metrics used are often misunderstood by many. Quantifying ...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge posts largest monthly gain since April as tariff fears boost spending
“The Fed’s prognosis is for a slower pace of monetary easing moving forward, as the economy is doing well and prices are only slowly returning to target in an environment of great uncertainty,” said ...
Iowans have lost an estimated $34,000 to inflation since 2020.
How much has rising inflation since 2020 cost you? While Iowans need to spend more to maintain their standard of living, ...