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July inflation drops below 3% as Fed considers September rate cut

Housing costs remain high, but insurance premiums are finally starting to stabilize. (iStock) Annual inflation fell below 3% in July for the first time in more than three years. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). On an annualized basis, prices rose 2.9% in July, slowing […]

U.S. Inflation Hits 2.9% In July, Opening Possibility For Fed To Start Cutting Rates

(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffWednesday, August 14, 2024 8:18 AM U.S. inflation rose 2.9% year-on-year in July, below expectations, raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve will finally start cutting interest rates next month. advertisement The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the consumer price index rose 0.2% from the previous […]

US inflation hits 2.9% in July, paving way for Fed to start cutting rates

U.S. inflation rose 2.9% year-on-year last month, slightly weaker than expected, raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve will finally start cutting interest rates next month. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index rose 0.2% from the previous month in July, just below the 3% year-on-year increase that economists had expected, […]

Texas dad allegedly fed 4-month-old infant gasoline in attempt to kill baby: police

A Paris, Texas, father has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly dousing his young child with gasoline, police said. Paris police told Fox News Digital that 24-year-old Edgar James Bridgmon has also been charged with evading arrest. On Saturday, officers responded to the 1300 block of Pine Bluff Street to assist Paris Emergency Services. […]

Middle and low income Americans running out of disposable cash: SF Fed

The Conference Board’s chief economist, Dana Peterson, analyzes the job market and consumer confidence on “Making Money.” Low and middle-income Americans are short on discretionary cash and are on track to have less than they had before the COVID pandemic upended the economy, a survey by the National Statistics Office has found. Federal Reserve System […]

Fed will steer clear of jumbo rate cut despite mounting pressure: survey

A new survey finds that most economists believe the Federal Reserve will make a small cut to its benchmark interest rate, rather than the larger cuts that some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are calling for. Nearly four in five economists He told Bloomberg News They expect the Fed to cut interest rates by a […]

The Fed Isn’t Going to Panic Cut

Dogs have their days, and so do economists. When it comes to predicting the Fed’s interest rate policy for the rest of the year, economists are probably right and markets are probably wrong. Believe me when I say it’s much more painful for us to write this than it is for you to read it. […]

Biden adviser touts Fed independence as Trump seeks influence

As former President Trump sought greater influence over the Federal Reserve, Jared Bernstein, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, stressed the “importance of central bank independence.” Bernstein Share your May analysis “History has shown that ignoring this lesson or reversing the hard-won progress of the past half century will have lasting, damaging […]