Tag: inflation
U.S. added 313,000 jobs in February; wage gains slow to 2.6%
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added the most workers since mid-2016 as labor-force participation swelled, while below-forecast wages and a downward revision to January’s figure suggest...
U.S. stocks sink most since 2011 as rout deepens
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks plunged the most in 6 1/2 years, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sinking more than 1,100 points, as the...
Traders’ Fed roadmap is upended as inflation miss rocks markets
NEW YORK - While bond and currency traders still see a Federal Reserve rate hike Wednesday as all but baked in, the latest disappointing...
As Fed readies rate rise, inflation slips further from goal
NEW YORK - The worst of the price war in the U.S. mobile-phone market may be over. But the lurch down in inflation it...
Most fed officials see tightening `soon’; June rate hike possible
NEW YORK - Most Federal Reserve officials judged “it would soon be appropriate” to tighten monetary policy again and backed a plan that would...
Consumer price index report shows Northeast inflation slower than national average
PROVIDENCE – Inflation in the Northeast region over the 12 months through April was slower than across the United States. The consumer price index...














