The nation created an estimated 353,000 jobs in January. That figure beat the impressive December tally of 333,000 and far exceeded the consensus forecast of
The Federal Reserve’s increasingly restrictive monetary policies and resultant higher Treasury market yields have not been good for stocks for the most part. Th
The Federal Reserve’s main priority right now is to stabilize prices. The combination of stubbornly high inflation, reflected in August consumer and producer
Investors remain focused on the impact of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Although prices have risen at a pace not seen for decades, recent signs
The June inflation figures were very “hot.” The Producer Price Index (PPI) report looked very much like the companion Consumer Price Index data. Producer prices
The nation created 372,000 jobs in June. That figure surpassed the consensus expectation and was almost on par with the solid May total of 384,000. For the
The U.S. economy remains in relatively good shape, as highlighted by the May employment report. According to the Labor Department, 390,000 nonfarm payroll jobs
April’s pricing data did little to assuage concerns about inflation. Both the Consumer and Producer Price Indexes came in above expectations, with respective 12
The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark short-term interest rate by one-half a percent (“50 basis points”) at this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
While the U.S. economy contracted by an annualized rate of 1.4% in the first quarter, some other economic indicators have been positive. The headline negative
Stock market volatility picked up during the latter portion of April. This was prompted, in large part, by hawkish monetary policy comments from Federal
An eventual extension to 75 as the age by which retirees must withdraw required minimum distributions (RMDs) from requirement accounts and automatic enrollment
