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Small businesses are just as grumpy about the economy as consumers

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 13, 2024
Optimism has increased, but it's still below a 50-year average, a National Federation of Independent Business survey shows.
For a lot of business owners, this high inflation is stressful to navigate, says Holly Wade of the NFIB.
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Why the New York Fed asks ordinary folks where inflation is headed

by Savannah Peters
Aug 12, 2024
Consumers' price expectations influence how they save and spend their money, potentially creating self-fulfilling prophecies.
Even though consumers don't make scientific predictions, there's value in understanding their expectations of the economy.
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It's a big week for inflation data. What do we know about consumers' expectations?

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 12, 2024
The New York Fed is scheduled to report on consumer inflation expectations Monday morning, producer prices Tuesday and the consumer price index on Wednesday.
Inflation expectations “don’t matter at all" when it comes to consumers spending their money, according to Robert Frick at Navy Federal Credit Union.
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How often does the Fed actually achieve its dual mandate — price stability and maximum employment?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 7, 2024
Since the late 1970s, the Federal Reserve has had two main jobs: ensuring stable prices and maximum employment. How often does it achieve both at the same time?
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Interest rate moves aren't the only tool in the Federal Reserve's kit

by Matt Levin
Jul 31, 2024
The Fed is slowing the pace of shrinking its bond holdings, aka quantitative tightening, perhaps before easing its interest rate stance.
The Fed adds to and reduces its holdings of debt securities to influence the economy, along with managing interest rates. Above, Fed chief Jerome Powell.
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Does the Fed actually set interest rates?

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 26, 2024
The Fed has a series of tools in its arsenal to influence interest rates, including the all-important federal funds rate.
When interest rates go down, the cost of borrowing money goes down too.
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Biden White House has a lot on its economic plate before term ends

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas
Jul 26, 2024
Lindsay Owens of the Groundwork Collaborative points to relief from junk fees and medical debt as well as policy fights around taxes.
President Joe Biden speaking in Chicago about his "Bidenomics" economic agenda.
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Fact-checking the economic claims in Donald Trump’s convention speech

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Ariana Rosas , Nic Perez and Meredith Garretson
Jul 19, 2024
Alan Rappeport, economic policy reporter at The New York Times, examines the former president's assertions about inflation, taxes and energy.
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Why do weddings cost so much? 

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 12, 2024
The average cost of a wedding reached $33,000 in 2023. Expenses can add up quickly as couples face pressure to put on the perfect celebration.
The average cost of a wedding this year is $33,000, according to wedding registry service Zola.
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Sticky shelter prices make Fed's 2% inflation target hard to reach

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 11, 2024
Housing costs rose 5.2% in June from a year earlier, pulling up the consumer price index.
Housing is in a supply crunch, which is keeping costs high and inflation from dropping further. But that doesn't mean the Fed won't cut rates.
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