Currently at 5 percent. Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates a quarter of a percent Wednesday. Rates are now at their highest since 2007. This increase is yet another…
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Labor Department Reports Inflation Fell in March
Still higher, at 5 percent, than the Federal Reserve target. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that inflation decreased one percentage point in March, ending at…
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Home Sales Up as Prices Down
Sales increased in all four national regions. For the first time in a year, existing home sales across the U.S. increased in February as prices fell at the…
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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates Again
The result will be tighter credit options for households. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to a target range of 4.75% to 5%,…
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Fed Again Considers Interest Rate Hike
Central bank members meet Wednesday. The two-day policy meeting of the Federal Reserve will meet Tuesday and Wednesday. Among their major considerations are the strains that have come…
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Housing Affordability at Historic Low
Mortgage rates reach 7 percent – housing prices could drop 20 percent. An online real estate marketplace recently reported that barely one in five U.S. households could afford…
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House Speaker Responds to President’s Proposed Budget
White House appears ready to negotiate. President Biden has submitted his budget to Congress. The $6.8 trillion budget addresses four main areas—deficit reduction, lower costs for families, Medicare…
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Fed Rate Hikes Could Come Quicker
Chairman Powell cites an unexpectedly strong economy. The Federal Reserve may speed up interest rate hikes more than expected in their endeavors to combat inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman…
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Another January Inflation Marker Higher Than Expected
President says there is more work to do. The Federal Reserve’s preferred method of measuring inflation, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), rose to an annualized 5.4 percent…
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Nation’s Household Debt at $16.9 Trillion
Greatest increase in two decades hits record. A new report from the Federal Reserve reveals that U.S. household debt has risen to a record $16.9 trillion in the…
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