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With inflation raging, you may be thinking about asking for a raise. Here’s the dilemma: it's a reasonable ask, but the economy ... Show more

If You Can’t Get A Raise, Ask For This Instead: With inflation raging, you may be thinking about asking for a raise. Here’s the dilemma: it's a reasonable ask ...
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If You Can’t Get A Raise, Ask For This Instead
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With inflation raging, you may be thinking about asking for a raise. Here’s the dilemma: it's a reasonable ask, but the economy ... Show more

If You Can’t Get A Raise, Ask For This Instead: With inflation raging, you may be thinking about asking for a raise. Here’s the dilemma: it's a reasonable ask ...
forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/07/25/if-you-cant-get-an-increase-in-salary-due-to-inflation-ask-for-this-instead/
If You Can’t Get A Raise, Ask For This Instead
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau: Prices have been rising faster than expected for the past three months. What’s going on?
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The 3.5 Percent Inflation Plateau
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GDP growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below expectations: Real GDP was expected to increase 2.4% in the first quarter on a seasonally ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/25/gdp-q1-2024-increased-at-a-1point6percent-rate.html
GDP growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below ...
Quick Glance: Disappointing Q1 Economic Growth and Implications
  • The U.S. GDP grew at a rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, falling below expectations due to slower inventory replenishment and weak export growth.

  • Despite the disappointing growth last quarter, this could potentially alter the views of Fed officials who were not keen on cutting rates following an upsurge in consumer prices.

  • Some analysts believe that the weaker-than-expected report indicates the beginning of a broader economic slowdown.

  • The report also highlights the performance of other sectors of the economy, such as the surge in housing construction, business investment growth, slower government spending, and the impact of trade on economic growth.
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?: The stickiness of the post-pandemic inflation is raising questions about how effective high interest rates ...
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?
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Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight: Annual inflation proved to be hotter than expected last month, staying stubbornly above 3% ...
npr.org/2024/04/10/1243833081/inflation-consumer-prices-gas-groceries-rent-insurance-economy
Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight
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Biden's bad news on inflation: Inflation is rearing its ugly head again and it's a nightmare for Biden on several fronts.
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Biden's bad news on inflation
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How immigration is helping the economy defy expectations: Policymakers are increasingly pointing to an immigration influx and a bolstered U.S ...
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How immigration is helping the economy defy expectations
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US job growth beats expectations in March; wages increase steadily: U.S. job growth blew past expectations in March and wages increased at a steady clip ...
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US job growth beats expectations in March; wages increase steadily
Quick Glance: US economy adds impressive 303,000 jobs last month
  • Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%.

  • US stock futures rose slightly on Friday morning, but markets have had a rough week.

  • The S&P 500 companies are expected to report positive first-quarter earnings, fueling optimism in the market.

  • Investors are hopeful for a strong earnings season to continue the stock rally amidst concerns about inflation and interest rates.
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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation
cnbc.com/2024/04/16/powell-cites-lack-of-progress-this-year-in-reaching-feds-inflation-goal.html
Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this ...
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Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path: The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a ...
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Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the Wilson Center's Washington Forum on the Canadian ...
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington
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Why gold prices are at record highs: From central banks to Costco customers, it seems everyone is buying gold these days.
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Why gold prices are at record highs
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut: On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell firmly shut the door on rate cuts, citing lack of confidence in progress on ...
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut
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Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve: Slower disinflation and approaching elections are a dangerous combination.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-23/inflation-s-last-mile-will-test-jerome-powell-and-the-federal-reserve
Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve
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March US Inflation Report Sends Stocks, Bonds Reeling: Signs that inflation has yet to release its grip on markets have simmered for weeks ...
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March US Inflation Report Sends Stocks, Bonds Reeling
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?: The central bank owes the public an explanation—and a serious effort to correct its flawed ...
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?
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'They can't get it wrong again': Economists are increasingly uncertain about Fed rate cuts this year
cnbc.com/2024/04/08/they-cant-get-it-wrong-again-will-the-fed-cut-rates-this-year.html
'They can't get it wrong again': Economists are increasingly uncertain ...
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Fed officials consider leaving rates higher for longer: Following higher than expected inflation and labor market readings in January and February on the tail ...
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Fed officials consider leaving rates higher for longer
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Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most ...
reuters.com/markets/us/powells-restrictive-emphasis-maximizes-fed-flexibility-mcgeever-2024-04-19/
Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility
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Stock market today: Indexes slip again ahead of inflation data: Stocks logged another losing session on Tuesday, after closing lower in the prior two sessions ...
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Stock market today: Indexes slip again ahead of inflation data
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Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects: The U.S. Federal Reserve looks on track to cut interest rates as the presidential campaign season ...
reuters.com/markets/us/federal-reserve-expected-cut-rates-lift-bidens-prospects-2024-03-25/
Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects
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Wall Street pushes out rate-cut expectations, sees risk they don't start until March 2025
cnbc.com/2024/04/17/wall-street-pushes-out-rate-cut-expectations-sees-risk-of-no-action-until-2025.html
Wall Street pushes out rate-cut expectations, sees risk they don't start ...
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Joe Biden Gets Bad News Right Before Speech: The Fed chair Jerome Powell suggested that borrowing costs may stay higher for longer.
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Joe Biden Gets Bad News Right Before Speech
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US economy: America's inflation is proving tough: At 3.8 percent, inflation in the United States is higher than many expected. The markets are dismayed.
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US economy: America's inflation is proving tough
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Your 401(k) has 'room to run.' And it's not all about Fed rate cuts.: The Fed's plans to cut interest rates seems to be driving up stocks and your 401(k) ...
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Your 401(k) has 'room to run.' And it's not all about Fed rate cuts.
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Commodity prices are rising and that means everything else might more expensive, too
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Commodity prices are rising and that means everything else might more ...
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent: The Federal Reserve has been keen on paying attention to investors’ expectations on interest rates ...
cnn.com/2024/03/29/business/jerome-powell-interest-rates-federal-reserve/
Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent
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Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing: It's a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/why-the-fed-keeping-rates-higher-for-longer-may-not-be-such-a-bad-thing.html
Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is skeptical of the Fed's 2% inflation target: The BlackRock CEO says interest rates are still coming, but that the central bank’s ...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is skeptical of the Fed's 2% inflation target
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Why Joe Biden Really, Really Wants Lower Interest Rates: If Jerome Powell would lower interest rates — and therefore make housing and much of everything else ...
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Why Joe Biden Really, Really Wants Lower Interest Rates
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Interest-Rate Cuts and Inflation: Your Guide to the Great Descent of 2024: In a new monthly project, Points of Return will track the world’s perilous journey out ...
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Interest-Rate Cuts and Inflation: Your Guide to the Great Descent of 2024
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Citi explains why US stocks have plenty of room to rally further after shrugging off their pullback
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Citi explains why US stocks have plenty of room to rally further after ...
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Don't sweat the prospect of no Fed rate cuts, economist says — markets will still march higher
cnbc.com/2024/03/28/dont-sweat-the-prospect-of-no-fed-rate-cuts-economist-says.html
Don't sweat the prospect of no Fed rate cuts, economist says — markets ...
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount: The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit a 2024 high this week
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount
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Powell's 'Restrictive' Approach Lets Fed Stay Flexible: Words matter when Fed Chair Jerome Powell makes announcements, and the central bank is very carefully ...
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Powell's 'Restrictive' Approach Lets Fed Stay Flexible
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There's No Denying the Resilience of the US Economy Now: Two key Federal Reserve policymakers have taken divergent views of the recent inflation data ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-29/there-s-no-denying-the-resilience-of-the-us-economy-now
There's No Denying the Resilience of the US Economy Now
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Stock market today: Interest rate cut optimism after PCE inflation data: Fundstrat's Tom Lee said the PCE data "gives Powell and Fed more confidence that ...
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Stock market today: Interest rate cut optimism after PCE inflation data
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Fed rate cut outlook: No reason why Powell should cut rates right now: The US economy is holding up just fine, and growth projections for 2024 have only gone up ...
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Fed rate cut outlook: No reason why Powell should cut rates right now
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No Change In Interest Rates Expected At Fed’s May Meeting: The FOMC will set interest rates again on May 1. Rates are not expected to change ...
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No Change In Interest Rates Expected At Fed’s May Meeting
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Stocks Hit as GDP Brings ‘Worst of Both Worlds’: Markets Wrap: Wall Street was rattled by data that showed exactly what stock traders did not want to hear: a ...
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Stocks Hit as GDP Brings ‘Worst of Both Worlds’: Markets Wrap
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Will the Fed cut rates this year?: Recent economic data have shown inflation stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target, putting rate cuts in jeopardy ...
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Will the Fed cut rates this year?
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Asian shares mixed as Fed's Powell rethinks rate cuts, yields jump - Markets - The Jakarta Post
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Asian shares mixed as Fed's Powell rethinks rate cuts ...
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US Economy Has 'Expanded Slightly' Since Late February, Fed Beige Book Says
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US Economy Has 'Expanded Slightly' Since Late February ...
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Four hurdles for bank buyers to clear: As recently as a few months ago, many observers predicted a surge of bank mergers this year. But longtime obstacles to ...
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Four hurdles for bank buyers to clear
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High Inflation: The Reality Check on the Stock Exchanges: The mood on the stock markets has changed: many people had dismissed inflation too early ...
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High Inflation: The Reality Check on the Stock Exchanges
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount: The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit a 2024 high this week
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Mortgage rates are rising again as inflation fears mount