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Fed Minutes Show Officials Willing To Hike If Needed

Federal Reserve officials announced earlier this month that they will raise interest rates again if inflation shows no signs of slowing further, according to the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes released Wednesday. He said he was ready. “Several participants noted they were prepared to tighten policy further if inflation risks materialized and such […]

Fed meeting minutes show some ‘willingness’ to hike rates again

Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group, discusses commodity movements, expected inflation data, the housing industry and the outlook for consumers. Fed officials expressed concern at their May policy meeting that inflation has stalled, but “many” believe policy is restrictive enough to contain price pressures in the economy. I questioned whether it was true. […]

The looming Biden tax hike

Democrats will use a misleading Congressional Budget Office report earlier this month to argue against extending 2017 tax cuts that jump-started the economy. Congressional Republicans would be wise to push back. Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging them to do just that, writing that failure to renew the tax cuts “would be disastrous for […]

Residents of this state should prepare for gas price hike

A little-known report from the state’s air quality regulator says a years-long emissions reduction program could cause gas prices to rise by 50 cents in California within two years. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the state’s main environmental regulator, announced in September that gasoline prices would increase by about 50 cents per gallon starting […]

California restaurants to further hike prices over junk-fee ban

California restaurants are poised to raise prices even more after the state’s junk fee ban requires restaurants and bars to include mandatory fees in their displayed menu prices. On Wednesday, the California Attorney General’s Office revealed how the junk fee ban, known as SB 478, will affect restaurant service fees when it goes into effect […]

Proposed law would limit massive rent hike at Billionaire’s Row Co-Op

A bill proposed by state lawmakers aims to prevent rent hikes for 25,000 co-op apartment residents who live in ground-lease buildings, including some of Manhattan’s wealthiest neighborhoods. There is. Most co-ops own the building and the land underneath it. But there are about 100 co-op buildings in the city, and the land underneath them is […]

Powell Says A Fed Hike Is ‘Unlikely’ But Wait For Cuts Will Take Longer

Jerome Powell still thinks the Fed’s next move will be to lower interest rates. The Fed on Wednesday kept its benchmark federal funds target unchanged at a range of 5.25% to 5.50%, but acknowledged that inflation progress has stalled in recent months. The Fed chairman doesn’t think a flare-up in inflation will prompt interest rate […]