December Inflation Slows
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Turkey's inflation accelerates to nearly 70% in April
Turkey's inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually for the month of April, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Friday.CNBC - Business - Turkey -
Could lower swing-state inflation rates help Biden and hurt Trump?
Inflation in several battleground states in the 2024 election is below the national average — in some cases by more than a full percentage point — as food prices retreat even while housing costs stay hot, according to an analysis of regional Labor ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Beating inflation will likely require U.S. unemployment to rise
Americans are on a frustrating search for a soft economic landing.MarketWatch - Business -
U.S. labor market slows in April
The U.S. job market appears to have slowed last month. 175,000 jobs were added in April, falling short of expectations, while the unemployment rate came in at 3.9%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.CBS News - Top stories -
U.S. Job Growth Slowed in April
The economy added 175,000 jobs last month, a slowdown in hiring. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 percent.The New York Times - Business -
Jobs growth in the US economy slows
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U.S. Jobs Growth Set to Slow
The Conference Board’s employment trends index fell to 111.25 in April from a downwardly revised 112.16 in March.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Credit cards are the ‘financing of last resort’ for older adults as inflation persists
As inflationary pressures leave older adults with little wiggle room to pay for everyday items and cover emergency costs, credit cards have become the financing method of last resort. As a result, balances have jumped since last year.MarketWatch - Business -
Gold is overvalued now and won’t help you beat inflation in coming years
New research sees gold lagging U.S. inflation by more than 7% a year over the next decade.MarketWatch - Business -
Fed’s Williams says independence is key to winning fight against inflation
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams on Friday said that the U.S. central bank needed independence from the White House in order to get inflation back to its 2% target.MarketWatch - Business - Inflation -
More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll
More Americans say they trust former President Trump on the economy and inflation than they do President Biden, a new poll found. The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that economy and inflation were among the top issues for Americans in this upcoming ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Why fast-food price increases have surpassed overall inflation
Fast food has become increasingly expensive — and some consumers are changing their spending habits because of it.CNBC - Business -
New York Fed President Holds to 2 Percent Inflation Target
As prices keep rising, the central bank faces off against critics calling for rate cuts.Inc. - Business - New York -
Slower Hiring Boosts Hopes of a Late-Summer Rate Cut
The slowdown marked a break from a string of data showing surprising strength in the labor market. Wages rose less than anticipated.The Wall Street Journal - World -
FirstFT: Israel begins to clear southern Gazan city of Rafah
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Fed still trying to assess if recent hot inflation readings mean economy is ‘overheating,’ Goolsbee says
“Everybody’s just got to take a step back and try to figure out ‘is that a sign that the economy is overheating, or is that a sign of some other thing’?” Goolsbee said.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve