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The Federal Open Market Committee concluded its two-day meeting Wednesday as the markets widely expected it would raise its benchmark interest rate a quarter point
READ MOREThat’s the term given to investors who protest inflationary policies by selling bonds. This, in turn, pushes yields higher, and could create serious headwinds.
READ MOREDallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan wants a “gradual and patient” approach to raising interest rates this year but said that doesn’t necessarily include a “pause” in the Fed’s rate-tightening policy. With its rate hike last week, Fed members signaled rough forecasts for two more rate hikes this year. San Francisco Fed President John Williams
READ MOREThe Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate 0.25%, and reaffirmed its forecast for three rate rises this year. The central bank cited continued expansion in the labor market, “solid” job gains, rising household spending and firming business fixed investment in its decision.
READ MOREA renewed effort by Republicans to reform the Federal Reserve will kick off next week. House Republicans have been pressing to reform the Fed since taking control of the chamber in 2010 but have yet to succeed in the face of opposition from Democrats and the Obama White House. This time might be different now
READ MOREU.S. house prices roared to their highest in nearly three years as demand remains hot, especially in the west. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city index rose 5.7% in the three-month period ending in January compared to the same period a year ago, an acceleration from its 5.5% yearly increase in December. The 20-city index was up 0.2%
READ MORELeaving everything to the last minute can cost you money I get it. Doing your taxes is no fun, especially if you know you’re going to owe money. But as with any project on which you procrastinate, leaving everything to the last minute can lead to errors, both large and small, and some of those
READ MOREU.S. inflation at the wholesale level fell in March for the first time in seven months, owing to lower costs for services such as investment advice as well as cheaper fuel for cars and homes. The producer price index slipped 0.1% last month to mark the first decline since August.
READ MOREInitial jobless claims were essentially unchanged at 234,000 in early April, holding near extremely low levels that show the U.S. labor market is going strong despite a slowdown in hiring last month.
READ MOREA gauge of consumer sentiment improved in April, as most Americans were upbeat about current conditions, although the partisan divide about the outlook for the economy remains stark. Consumer sentiment rose to 98 in a preliminary April reading, compared with March’s final result of 96.0.
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