Personal consumption expenditures decreased on a month-to-month basis, while wages in the private sector continue to increase Consumers considerably slowed their spending in February, but not enough to deter the Federal Reserve’s plan to continue raising interest rates in the coming months. U.S. households reduced their spending in February to […]
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Generation Y doesn’t save, and their debt continues to grow
As interest rates continue to increase credit card debt balances will cause strains to people in their 20s and 30s When the pandemic cut Dominique Bell’s work as an Arizona social worker in half, she had no choice but to spend the federal pandemic aid she received and to run […]
Consumer spending increased, and so did the Fed’s benchmark
The personal consumption expenditures surprisingly rose while consumers increased their spending in January. Consumer spending increased and inflation picked up in January, likely setting the Federal Reserve on course to continue raising interest rates in the months to come in order to reduce pricing pressures. According to estimates released by […]
Consumer Prices Rise Again to 8.5% as Inflation Hits New 40-Year High
U.S. inflation soared to a 40-year high last month as geopolitical tensions drove up energy prices and supply chain hurdles compounded price pressures driven by consumer demand. The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% in March from a year earlier, overshooting the Dow Jones economists’ prediction that consumer prices would rise […]