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European stocks slightly higher as markets look ahead to Fed meeting – CNBC

1 hour ago BIS says central bank has made ‘significant progress’ in cutting interest rates An eagle stands atop the facade of the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2013. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/ Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) appear poised to make “significant progress” […]

US inflation rose 3.2% in February, higher than expected

U.S. inflation rose 3.2% in February, which is also a stubbornly high number and likely won’t incentivize the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this spring. The consumer price index, which measures changes in the cost of everyday goods and services, was slightly higher in February than the 3.1% headline inflation rate of economists surveyed […]

We Pay for It, Congress Should Ask for Higher Taxes

On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Shalanda Young of the White House Office of Management and Budget answered a question about whether President Joe Biden’s budget requires more government spending, saying, “A lot of presidents talk about fiscal responsibility. “Unlike the previous president, this president has been doing a good job of spending.” For […]

Polish president pushes NATO allies toward higher defense spending

Poland’s president on Monday called on other NATO allies to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on war footing and moves ahead with its invasion of Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda made this call in his national and international remarks. His appeal came on the eve of a […]

US economy adds 275,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate ticks higher

Bahnsen Group CIO David Bahnsen previews Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell’s Congressional testimony and shares his predictions for the upcoming jobs report. U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, higher than economists expected of 200,000 and the average monthly increase of 255,000 recorded in 2023, the Labor Department said Friday. did. The unemployment rate rose […]