Federal Reserve Minutes Show Resolve To Raise Rates… The minutes from the last meeting revealed that a majority of the voting members favor pushing rates over 5%, with a third of them advocating for ...
Week In Review- February 20 2023
Consumer Prices Up 0.5% Last Month and 6.4% for the Year… The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that prices rose a bit more than expected last month, with shelter prices up 7.9% over the ...
Week In Review – February 13 2023
Chair Powell to the Markets: ‘I Really Mean It’ … At the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Fed Chair Powell said the Federal Open Market Committee members think that they need to increase rates more ...
Week In Review – February 6 2023
The US economy created 517,000 jobs in January, while unemployment dropped to 3.4%... The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that jobs growth far outpaced the expected 188,000 and revised the ...
Week In Review – January 31 2023
GDP Expanded by 2.9% in the Fourth Quarter, is up 2.2% for the Year… Personal consumption increased 2.1% last quarter and businesses added to inventory. Fixed residential investment dropped. What ...