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White House Releases First-Ever Plan For Regulating Crypto

Last week, the Biden White House released its first-ever framework on how it would like to regulate cryptocurrencies. The framework follows an executive order issued...

Stubbornly High Rents, Food Prices Boost U.S. Inflation in August

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation accelerated amid rising costs for rents and healthcare, giving the Federal Reserve ammunition to deliver a third 75 basis points interest rate hike next Wednesday.

Inflation Continued to Climb in August, Defying Expectations

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, increased by 8.3 percent in August compared to the same time last year and increased 0.1 percent from the previous month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve Wants You Fired

The Federal Reserve was no doubt troubled by July’s decline in the US unemployment rate to 4.5 percent and increase in job openings to 11.2 million.

Unemployment Rate Edges Upward for the First Time in Months as More Americans Return to Work

The unemployment rate increased to 3.7% in August 2022 even as more Americans returned to work, according to a Friday release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Job Openings Explode Higher, Raising Inflation Alarms

The U.S. economy had far more vacant jobs at the end of July than economists expected, indicating that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases have not yet cooled the labor market.

Recession Watch: Fears Return As Fed Warns Americans Of ‘Some Pain’ As Economy Braces For More Job Cuts

Fears of an impending recession once again escalated Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned economic growth will suffer as the central bank works to ease decades-high inflation

Government Revision Shows Economy Shrank 0.6% Last Quarter

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.6% annual rate from April through June, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade from its initial...

Nearly 80% Of Democrats Believe America on Wrong Track

Nearly 80% of Democrats believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction under the leadership of Democratic President Joe Biden.

Yellen Says High Inflation Will Stick Around All Year

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that high inflation would persist for the remainder of 2022 and that, while she expects the U.S. economy...

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