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Interest rate hikes

Inflation stubbornly holds on….

February 14, 2023 By jamesb

While the annual rate has declined from last Summer.... In the last few months it is NOT dropping.... Ole' Jerome at the Fed keeps raising rates but THAT is NOT stopping business from continuing to raise their prices for good's and services.... This ain't helping … [Read more...] about Inflation stubbornly holds on….

Filed Under: Politics, the Economy Tagged With: American consumer prices increasing, American Recession/Inflation, Fed Reserve Chair Powell, Interest rate hikes, Politics, Polling, President Biden

The Ferd raises interest rates by .75 points…..

September 21, 2022 By jamesb

The Federal Resreve is trying to drive down inflation.... They ain't doing a good job.... The prblem IS consumer prices.... Not home mortgages or car loans..... Or even gas prices.... And? A Recession IS also brewing on top of this..... The Federal Reserve … [Read more...] about The Ferd raises interest rates by .75 points…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Federal Reserve/The Fed, Interest rate hikes, US Economy, US Inflation/Recession

House mortgage rates go UP……

May 10, 2022 By jamesb

Well? Ya raise the interest rates to starve off inflation and the housing marget IS gonna catch a cold... The Commerical Housing market has already take a Covid hit... One would assume car loans and credit card interst rates will climb.... The world has turned upside … [Read more...] about House mortgage rates go UP……

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Democrats, Government, Inflation, Interest rate hikes, Joe Biden, Media, Politics, Recession, US Economy, US Federal Reserve/The Fed

Unemployment rate drops to the lowest in almost five decades….

June 1, 2018 By jamesb

The seesaw continues.... While I did a post a yesterday  that pointed to flat wage growth and job loss from the Congressionsl Budget Office..... We get a more rosy picture from the Trump Labor Department today... Oh, and Trump outted the 'good' news a hour early, of … [Read more...] about Unemployment rate drops to the lowest in almost five decades….

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: CBO/Congressional Budget Office, Interest rate hikes, jobless/Unemployment rate May 2018, Labor Dept., Trump, US Economy

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