All posts tagged "inflation"

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  U.S. job market tightening, inflation steadily rising

  Fed officials consider the labor market to be near or a little beyond full employment

  • Posted March 15, 2018
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  U.S. economy adds 313,000 jobs in February; wage growth slows

  There is optimism that tightening labor market conditions will spur faster wage growth this year and pull inflation toward Fed's 2% target

  • Posted March 9, 2018
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  Puerto Rico Economic Outlook 2018: The Climb Begins

  Economists weigh in on island’s long road to recovery

  • Posted February 9, 2018
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  US consumer prices up slight 0.1 percent in July

  Both overall inflation and core inflation have risen an identical 1.7 percent

  • Posted August 11, 2017
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  Venezuela’s chief prosecutor decries violence as deaths rise

  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday denounced a wave of unrest that has resulted in 26 deaths, vowing to hold all those responsible accountable and calling on both sides of a heated political spectrum to...

  • Posted April 25, 2017
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  Unemployment drops, inflation jumps as Europe recovers

  Europe's economic recovery is gathering speed

  • Posted January 31, 2017
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  Stock indexes near records as car makers and retailers rise

  Some of the largest gains are going to consumer-focused companies

  • Posted January 4, 2017
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  Venezuela unveils 6 new bills amid galloping inflation

  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has unveiled six new bills set to go into circulation next week. Central Bank President Nelson Merentes said Tuesday the new higher-denomination bills would make commercial transactions easier in the country with the...

  • Posted December 7, 2016
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  Investors expect higher debt and inflation from Trump presidency

  Bond investors loathe inflation because it erodes the purchasing power of their fixed payments

  • Posted November 12, 2016
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  Comparing the US Federal Reserve’s views on jobs and economy

  A comparison of the Federal Reserve’s statements from its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday and its meeting Sept. 20-21: RATE HIKE TIMING: Now: The Fed now simply needs just “some” additional evidence that the economy is improving:...

  • Posted November 2, 2016