Consumer Prices Rose 0.3% in August and 5.3% for the Year… Both the monthly and annual inflation rates were down from recent highs. Core inflation dipped to 4% from a 30-year high in June of ...
Week In Review – August 23 2021
Fed Minutes of July Meeting Show Consensus for Tapering This Year, Sending Markets Lower… The minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting at the end of July showed a broad agreement among the ...
Week In Review – June 21 2021
The Federal Reserve Held Monetary Policy Unchanged but Noted Faster Economic Growth… The central bankers increased their GDP forecast for this year and next and moved back their estimate of when rates ...
Week In Review – May 17 2021
CDC Lifts All Restriction Guidelines on Those Who Are Vaccinated… The CDC updated its guidelines to remove mask and social distancing requirements for people who have been vaccinated against ...
Week In Review – April 19 2021
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Provided Guidance, Will Taper Bond Purchases Before Raising Rates… When speaking to the Economic Club of Washington about reducing bond purchases, Powell said, “That would ...