United States Economy – Page 126

Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong

Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later.

By Ben Casselman

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Inflation Cooled in August, Keeping the Fed Poised to Cut Rates

Consumer Price Index inflation continued to cool, reaching a new three-year low. But signs of stubbornness lingered under the surface.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Gas Prices Are Falling, a Win in Fight Against Inflation

A gallon of regular gasoline in August was down nearly 12 percent from a year earlier, reflecting a fall in oil prices as well as a decline in demand.

By Rebecca F. Elliott

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Poverty Increased in 2023 as Prices Rose and Pandemic Aid Programs Expired

More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed higher incomes.

By Lydia DePillis