The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge for inflation increased 2.8 percent annually and economists expect another bump in prices in the near-term.
Category: United States Economy
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Consumer Prices Rose in January, Before Iran War Added Price Pressures
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‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans
The New York Times – Business:A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.
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Banking Regulators Plan to Ease Some Capital Requirements
The New York Times – Business:The Federal Reserve and other financial regulators will soon release proposals to loosen some planned rules on how much capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.
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War With Iran Puts Further Strain on America’s Pessimistic Farmers
The New York Times – Business:Nearly 75 percent of farmers surveyed before the war said the crop sector was in a recession. They face bigger hurdles this planting season.
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How the Iran War Could Hit Americans’ Wallets
The New York Times – Business:Gas prices are rising, with the cost of food likely to follow. If the conflict drags on, the fallout for consumers could worsen, experts warned.
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Consumer prices stayed subdued in February.
The New York Times – Business:Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
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What to know ahead of the latest inflation report.
The New York Times – Business:Consumer price data set for release Wednesday was collected before the Iran war, a conflict that has stoked fresh uncertainty about the economic outlook. .
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Since February, rising gas prices have added to inflation.
The New York Times – Business:Gas prices don’t move in lock step with crude, usually trailing increases or drops by a few days.
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Trump Directs Iran War Keeping Markets Top of Mind
The New York Times – Business:President Trump again demonstrated his desire to keep the stock markets aloft when he suggested U.S. attacks on Iran could end soon.
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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War
The New York Times – Business:In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
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Elevated Energy Prices Add to Fed’s Dilemma on Interest Rates
The New York Times – Business:Investors now expect that the Fed will delay a rate cut until September instead of July, as they had before the war in Iran began.
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How the Iran War Could Hit Americans’ Wallets
The New York Times – Business:Gas prices are rising, with the cost of food likely to follow. If the conflict drags on, the fallout for consumers could worsen, experts warned.