Tag: inflation
U.S. inflation eased slightly last month as price increases extend slow...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Measures of U.S. inflation in September showed that the pace of price increases is still grinding lower, though at a slow...
Wholesale inflation in U.S. rises 2.2% in September, biggest year-over-year gain...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose last month at the fastest pace since April, suggesting that inflationary pressures remain despite a year and...
BofA Report: Small-business owners expect increased revenue, fewer supply chain and...
PROVIDENCE – Small-business owners across the United States continue to have a favorable outlook on their business, according to Bank of America Corp.’s 2023...
Survey: Many U.S. workers optimistic about financial future despite feeling inflation...
PROVIDENCE – Slightly more than half, or 56%, of employees are cautiously optimistic about their financial well-being over the next two to three years,...
Higher gas prices lift Fed’s preferred inflation gauge but underlying price...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose in August, boosted mainly by higher gas prices. But measures of underlying...
U.S. consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as expectations persist that interest rates will remain elevated...
Why the U.S. job market has defied rising interest rates and...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Last year's spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was painful enough for American households. Yet the cure – much...
Federal Reserve is poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in the direction they hoped to see: Inflation continues...
Child poverty in the U.S. jumped and income declined in 2022...
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation...
WalletHub: R.I. has 8th-lowest quarterly credit card debt increases
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is eighth among the states with the lowest credit card debt increases, according to a WalletHub study published Monday.
Researchers at...


















