Fed Chair Powell Says Defeating Inflation More Important Than Staving Off Recession... In a panel discussion with European bankers, Powell identified price stability as the biggest threat to the U.S. ...
Week In Review – June 6 2022
The U.S. Economy Added 390,000 Jobs in May... The jobs growth beat the consensus estimate of 320,000. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.6%. Weaker data may arrive soon as technology companies ...
Week In Review – August 18 2021
Consumer Prices Rose 0.5% Last Month and 5.4% Over the Last Year… The monthly inflation gain eased from the 0.9% pace in June, but annual inflation remained stubbornly high, at the same rate as last ...
Week In Review – June 14 2021
Consumer Prices Rose 0.6% Last Month and 5% Over the Past Year… Core inflation rose 0.7% for the month, 0.1% more than headline inflation and 3.8% over last year. What it means— Cars were the ...
Week In Review – August 5 2019
The U.S. Created 164,000 Jobs in July... The number was just above the expectation of 150,000, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) cut the jobs numbers in May and June by 41,000. What it means ...