Tag: price indices

The Fed's Problem With the Job Market

The Fed's Problem With the Job Market

[ad_1] Federal Reserve officials worry that rising wages will lock the economy into a high-inflation regime. The question facing policy makers is how much of a risk of that happening there actually is. Fed policy makers seem all but certain to raise their target range on overnight rates by three-quarters of a percentage point when […]

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Economy Week Ahead: Interest Rates and Jobs Market in Focus

Economy Week Ahead: Interest Rates and Jobs Market in Focus

[ad_1] Monday The European Union’s statistics agency releases third-quarter gross-domestic product information and the October consumer-price index. The 19-nation eurozone faces an uncertain outlook from the war in Ukraine and is struggling with high inflation. Tuesday The Labor Department releases September figures on job openings, hires, quits and layoffs. Job openings fell 10% in August […]

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U.S. Wages Rose Rapidly in Third Quarter

U.S. Wages Rose Rapidly in Third Quarter

[ad_1] Wages and prices continued to rise rapidly in the late summer, keeping the Federal Reserve on track for more interest-rate increases as it attempts to cool economic growth and bring down high inflation. The latest figures add to a picture of an economy losing some momentum but still growing as the labor market, consumer […]

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