Tag: United States Economy
What a Federal Reserve Rate Increase Means for You
Though the typical car payment has reached its highest levels since 2012, any Fed increase isn’t expected to…
As Fed Prepares to Raise Rates, Global Economy Sinks Deeper Into Turmoil
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Global Economy Sinks Deeper into Turmoil as Fed Prepares to Raise Rates
Jason Furman, an economist at Harvard University, said many forecasters had been doing what investors sometimes refer to…
Could Inflation Prompt Powell to Act Like Volcker?
The war in Ukraine threatens to keep costs elevated for longer. Gas prices have already surged, lifting headline…
A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices
Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an…
Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now.
WASHINGTON — The price of gasoline has risen every day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Record-high inflation in the…
Inflation Rises to 7.9 Percent for February 2022
Prices climbed at the fastest pace in decades in the month leading up to the war in Ukraine,…
Russia’s War in Ukraine Raises Gas Prices and Unsettles Stocks
They are just possibilities, but worries about them are weighing on the markets.Stock and bond markets in disarrayYields…
U.S. Weighs Russian Oil Ban as Gas Prices Surge and Ukraine War Grows
But that cross-border cooperation could stop with oil. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany said his country could not…
As Biden Pivots, Democrats Seek to Salvage His Domestic Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was the start of an election-year push…
Biden to Emphasize Job Market Gains During State of the Union Address
President Biden is poised to talk up the striking progress the labor market has made during the first…
Inflation Will Loom Over Tonight’s State of the Union
[Follow for live updates on Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address.]President Biden is expected to devote much…