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EPA Rule Change Expected To Trigger Additional State Regulation, Exacerbate Inflation
Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building in Washington DC getty Eleven states have passed legislation banning PFAS chemicals in food packaging and other consumer products. In three of tho...
Inflation Will Impact How Holiday Shoppers Buy, And Who Gets Gifts
Consumers are trimming their gift lists and shifting their spending plans due to inflation, … [+] according to a new KPMG survey getty Inflation is the top concern of holiday shoppers this year,...
UK’s Liz Truss pledges tax-cutting future in speech plagued by protest
Prime Minister Liz Truss is seeking to rally MPs around her her tax-cutting policies following political infighting and market turmoil. Jacob King | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — British Prime Min...
What Micron’s Billions Toward Semiconductors Means For Inflation, Job Opportunities, The Stock Market And More
LightRocket via Getty Images Key takeaways On Tuesday, Micron Technology announced plans to invest up to $100 billion into a new “mega-fab” plant in New York The semiconductor manufacturer and state o...
Fed’s Inflation Nowcasting Data Shows Future CPI Increases, US Gross National Debt Hits $31 Trillion – Economics Bitcoin News
A recently published forecast stemming from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Inflation Nowcasting data indicates upcoming U.S. consumer price index (CPI) metrics will likely be elevated. The ne...
High inflation has many Americans tweaking their holiday travel plans
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Travelers are shifting their holiday getaway plans to avoid busting their budgets amid high inflation, according to a new Bankrate survey. Forty-three percent of U.S. ad...
It may be time for the Fed to dial back its inflation battle
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday said that recent economic data shows the Federal Reserve could start taking a softer approach to inflation. “This rampant inflation may not be as malignant as ...
Why the Federal Reserve won’t be so quick to ease up on its fight against inflation
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Federal Reserve officials this week gave their clearest signal ...
Fed Telegraphs No Aussie-Style Policy Pivot in Inflation Battle
(Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve officials are starting to get what they want from the economy, but the bar for any “pivot” toward a less-aggressive monetary policy tightening path is probably stil...
New Fed Governor Says Combating Inflation is Still Top Priority
Philip Jefferson – one of the Federal Reserve’s three newest governors – has re-emphasized the central bank’s plans to continue fighting inflation. The former college professor said he and his collea...
Reversing Energy Export Boom Is Economic Dead End For Biden
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly considering reversing a decades-old decision … [+] to allow the export of U.S. produced oil and natural gas. (Photo by Al Drago/Gett...
How To Spot A Relief Rally In Stocks And Stock Markets
stock trading with bull and bear getty After stocks sell off and make a new low, some buyers come back in and provide support for a few days, sometimes a few weeks. That’s a relief rally and it’s usua...
Coming CPI Inflation Reports Could Spike According To Most Recent Forecasts
Shopping in Rosemead, California on April 21, 2022. – US inflation reached a four-decade high of … [+] 8.5% in March, what will the October CPI report bring? (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / ...
BTC Fell in Mid-September Due to Higher Inflation
A report published in mid-September showed inflation was (what a surprise) higher than expected, and bitcoin took serious heat for it. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap fell into t...
These 4 Gold Funds Are The Worst Buys You Could Make Now
http://www.gunaymutlu.com/iStock/financial-images-360.jpg getty For some folks, it’s almost a reflex to buy gold when inflation hits or volatility ramps up. In times like those, they simply flock to t...
Fed’s Williams sees steep decline in inflation ahead
Cooling global demand and steady improvements in supply should result in falling rates of inflation for goods over the next year, New York Fed President John Williams said Monday. “These factors shoul...
Walmart bets inflation will push customers to join subscription service
Walmart launched its subscription service, Walmart+ in 2020. It has added perks, including deeper gas discounts and free access to Paramount+. Walmart Americans have tons of subscriptions. Even with i...
Why Interest Rates Are Rising Everywhere—Except Your Savings Account
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What will happen with inflation, interest rates and housing? Here’s what to expect in the next two years, and what could go wrong.
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How inflation and debased fiat currencies are pushing investors to Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s reputation as a safe haven asset has long been disputed by the world of traditional finance. Its lack of centralized control, extreme price volatility, and novelty made it hard to categorize...
Credit Suisse seeking to assure investors amid financial concerns: FT
A Swiss flag flies over a sign of Credit Suisse in Bern, Switzerland FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Credit Suisse executives are in talks with its major investors to reassure them amid rising c...
US Senator Says ‘I Love That Bitcoin Can’t Be Stopped’ Citing Concerns About National Debt and Inflation – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis says she loves that bitcoin cannot be stopped and that governments cannot just confiscate the cryptocurrency. “It’s actually comforting to know that bitcoin is there,” she ...
A unified, resolute stance in the inflation fight
Following the Federal Reserve’s super-sized interest rate hike and another hot read on inflation, a slew of Fed speak this week indicated that central bank officials are unified in the task of cooling...
Don’t Lose Sight of This One Major Silver-Lining to Rampant Inflation
valuable dollar inflation There are a lot of reasons the stock market has been down lately – from politics, to COVID recovery, to the simple fact that the economy is cyclical and you can’t...
One Type Of Inflation Is Caused By Supply Chain Issues (And That Is A Good Thing)
Inflation is broad based. It is unlikely to decrease as supply chain issues disappear. Joseph Plitano Economists are beginning to speak of “immaculate disinflation.” This new concept argues that when ...
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Comes In Hot
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. August PCE … [+] inflation came in relatively hot, which may lead the Fed to contemplate further rate increase...
Germany: €200 billion anti-inflation plan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a massive €200 billion plan to combat high utility bills and rising inflation in Germany. Germany fights inflation with a €200 billion plan German Chancello...
‘Painfully slow capitulation’: Why investors keep getting inflation wrong
A brutal third quarter in financial markets came to a close on Friday and one thing is overwhelmingly clear: Inflation is the single most important factor driving asset valuations right now and yet fe...
Germany’s Inflation Hits Double Digits for the First Time Since WWII, Parliament Reveals $195B Subsidies Package to ‘Make Prices Drop’ – Economics Bitcoin News
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the massive amount of stimulus, and amid the Ukraine-Russia war, Germany’s inflation has soared. Official data from Germany’s consumer price index (CPI) indicates that...
Opinion: This 401(k) bill opens the door to risky assets
Senators Pat Toomey, Tim Scott and Peter Meijer have just proposed a bill in Congress that would allow 401(k) plans to stretch beyond traditional investments like stocks and bonds. And when we say “be...