The inflation picture is looking better. This was reflected in a series of reports showing a moderation in December prices. It also should be noted that the
The stock market rallied at the start of 2023. True, there have been some speed bumps in the form of weak economic data, but the decline in Treasury market
Inflationary pressures have shown signs of moderating. This was evident in the Labor Department’s report on consumer prices. Specifically, the Consumer Price
The nation added an estimated 223,000 jobs during the final month of 2022. That figure was down from the previous month’s revised tally of 256,000, but above
The new year begins with questions about the U.S. economy still unanswered. Wall Street typically does not like such uncertainty; and hence the selloff in both
Both the stock and bond markets performed poorly in 2022. This is a rare occurrence, as equities and bonds typically have an inverse relationship. But against
The Federal Reserve rendered its final monetary policy decision of 2022. At its mid-December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the central bank
The nation added an estimated 263,000 jobs in November. The better-than-expected tally brought the estimated total jobs created over the first 11 months of 2022
Deal-hunting Americans shrugged off sky-high inflation on Black Friday, spending in record-breaking numbers online even as brick-and-mortar stores enjoyed the
The October price data may prove to be an inflection point in the battle to tame inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% and 7.7% on a month-to
