The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits falls as employers continue to hold on to workers
Last week, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January, significantly fewer than December ...
U.S. wholesale prices up a hotter-than-expected 0.4% in December
U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month at a time when progress against inflation appears to have stalled, undercutting expectations for lower interest rates this year. The Labor ...
US producer prices rise slightly above expectations in January
The producer price index for final demand rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.5% gain in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Thursday.
That scary inflation chart is making the rounds again
A chart comparing today's post-COVID-19 inflationary wave to the great inflation of the 1970s is making the rounds again ...