Fed minutes: Officials cited strong hiring to justify hikes
Federal Reserve officials suggested at their most recent meeting that a continuing streak of robust hiring could keep inflation elevated and was a key reason why they expected to raise interest rates this year more than they had previously forecast.
US economy grew 3.2% in Q3, an upgrade from earlier estimate
Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Thursday in a healthy upgrade from its earlier estimate of third-quarter growth.
Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994
The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point โ its largest hike in nearly three decades โ and signaling more large rate increases to come that would raise the risk of another recession.
Ships are sitting offshore containing items that we desperately need -- what can be done?
If youโre in the Jacksonville, Florida area, youโve likely seen the logjam of container ships sitting idly offshore. The vessels are packed with items destined for store shelves -- and theyโre things business owners and consumers desperately need delivered.
Inflation at 40-year high pressures consumers, Fed and Biden
Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve to address what has become the biggest threat to the U.S. economy.
Your wild home-buying, selling stories: These 17 help paint the picture
Weโve all heard about it by now: Houses are selling like crazy (and they have been for quite some time now), interest rates have been at all-time lows, and it seems like everywhere you turn, you learn of another wild real estate story.