US economy cools as GDP growth hits lowest level since 2022 , inflation remains sticky to send Dow spiraling
Markets plunged Thursday as U.S. economic growth slowed to its slowest pace in two years in the first quarter, while inflation accelerated further, as President Joe Biden faces a brighter outlook for U.S. households heading into his re-election campaign. was cloudy. According to data released by the Department of Commerce, gross domestic product (GDP) grew […]
GDP Growth Slows Much More Than Expected While Inflation Accelerates
The U.S. economy grew at just 1.6% annually and inflation soared in the first three months of this year, the government reported Thursday. Economists had expected gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 2.5%. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.4%. Consumer spending was strong but weaker […]
Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report – CoinDesk
Bitcoin (Bitcoin) The cryptocurrency tumbled after new data showed higher inflation and slower growth in the United States in the first quarter, briefly falling below $63,000 on Thursday. The U.S. government’s first-quarter GDP report showed growth of just 1.6%, well below the 2.5% expected by analysts and below the 3.4% expected in the fourth quarter […]
The Goal of Biden Loan Plan Will Increase Interest Rates, Inflation, Mortgage Rates
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Jason Furman, a professor of economic policy practice at Harvard University and the Harvard Kennedy School, said he served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama and is a member of the Council of Economic Advisers. He also served as a committee member. […]
Surging car insurance rates squeezing drivers, fueling inflation
Relentless increases in car insurance premiums are putting pressure on car owners and fueling inflation. Auto insurance premiums rose 2.6% in March, up 22% from a year earlier. Premiums have been rising steadily since 2022, even as consumer-level inflation has cooled steadily from a peak of 9.1% in mid-year. Consumers received some relief as the […]
Biden Deep Underwater on Top Issues of Inflation, Immigration
President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are well below the surface when it comes to what Americans rated as the top two issues in the 2018 presidential election. economist/YouGov poll. poll, published On Wednesday, 1,651 adult respondents in the United States were asked to choose the issue that is most important to them with seven months […]
Bitcoin’s Inflation Rate Is Now Lower Than Gold: Report – Decrypt
It has been about four days since Bitcoin (BTC)’s fourth halving event occurred, and market watchers have accumulated enough data to make an early judgment on its impact. One is that, as expected, Bitcoin’s supply inflation rate has collapsed. Each Bitcoin block that is mined approximately once every 10 minutes currently generates only 3.125 BTC. […]
Surge of home insurance costs adding more inflation pressure on Americans
Jason Haber, co-founder of Metaverse Institute, talks about Hurricane Idalia’s impact on Florida’s housing market and property values on “Claman Countdown.” Astronomical rises in mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices over the past year have pushed key tenets of the American Dream out of reach for millions of families. Now, there is another obstacle to […]
We Need a National Inflation Day Protest This June
Inspired by the decades-long success of Earth Day protests in motivating political action on environmental issues, Breitbart economics editor John Carney uses the platform to demand policy changes on the issues most pressing to Americans. He called for nationwide Inflation Day protests in June this year. Carney unveiled his idea in an interview with Fox […]
Earth Day Is Over. Let’s Talk About Inflation Day.
The ignominious history of Earth Day Forget about Earth Day. We need an inflation day. The beginning of Earth Day dates back to 1970. campus protest movement. The date of April 22 was chosen because it would be after spring break but well before final exams to encourage student and faculty participation. The first Earth […]