The 12-month inflation rate, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index, was 2.6% in December, down from its peak of 7.1% in June 2022
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The U.S. created 353,000 net new jobs in January, twice the number expected by Wall Street and far exceeding the 255,000 averaged monthly in the 12 months
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The cost of a loan to buy a home, car, college education, and achieve the American Dream is staying the same for now. As expected, Federal Reserve Chairman
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Executive Summary: In the 4 th Quarter of 2023, the markets faced renewed international conflicts, domestic political issues, and growing federal debt, which by
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Unless something totally unexpected and really bad happens, Wall Street’s expected earnings through 2025 are lighting a path for stock prices to continue to
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The financial fake-out of 2023 extended into 2024 and is poised to continue pleasantly surprising investors. In a week filled with better-than-expected news
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Volatility Ends Up Being Your Friend Since the bond market covered a lot of ground in the 4 th quarter of 2023, we will offer a recap. At the start of the
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On Our Way to 2% Strategy The number one reason the Fed had been raising interest rates for nearly two years is INFLATION. Chairman Powell has stated repeatedly
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The Federal Reserve appears to be pulling off a feat most experts did not believe it could: ending its aggressive inflation-fighting campaign of 11 interest
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To promote transparency and free markets, the Federal Reserve System began publishing the opinions of the 19 U.S. central bankers that decide interest rate
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Have you logged in to your Social Security account? Creating an online account at SSA.gov is an important first step in understanding your retirement income
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Mat discusses your next moves if we have an economic slowdown.
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