Fed faces fresh pressure to raise interest rates as inflation hits 30-year high

The Federal Reserve says inflation is ‘not transitory’ is a ‘farce’: Economist Johnson Smick International chairman and CEO David Smick provides insight into whether inflation is transitory. The Federal Reserve for months has taken a patient stance on hotter-than-expected inflation, reiterating frequently that a months-long surge in consumer prices is transitory and that raising interest rates too soon risks the […]

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Where is surging inflation hitting Americans the hardest?

Art Laffer on surging inflation: Fed does not have an answer Former Reagan Economist Art Laffer discusses the administration’s handling of inflation, Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, unemployment in the U.S. and the ongoing economic recovery. American households are coping with the fastest price increases in more than three decades, with the cost of everything from cars to gasoline to […]

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U.S. Job Growth Reaccelerates More Than Expected In October

After reporting a slowdown in the pace of job growth over the two previous months, the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing U.S. employment increased by more than expected in the month of October. The report said non-farm payroll employment surged up by 531,000 jobs in October after climbing by an upwardly revised 312,000 jobs in September. Economists […]

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India’s revenue surge to fund welfare, not fiscal gap: sources

Govt. to spend more on rural job guarantee, incentives programme for exporters India will utilise a big bump in revenue collection to fund welfare programmes instead of trying to beat its fiscal deficit target or lower borrowing, two government officials told Reuters. The country is set to exceed its revenue collection target of ₹15.45 lakh crore, the first beat in […]

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Left more than £2,000 out of pocket after passport confusion

Ryanair denied us boarding even though we were following the rules Last modified on Wed 3 Nov 2021 03.02 EDT We booked a last-minute holiday to Malta in August and checked post-Brexit entry requirements on the government website. It stated that passports need to be valid for at least three months after the day you planned to leave Malta, or […]

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Lancaster Colony Q1 Net Income Dips Despite Revenue Growth

Ohio-based packaged foods business Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC) on Wednesday reported results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2021 that showed a dip in profit despite improvement in revenue. The comparative dip in performance is attributed to cost inflation as well as non-recurring special items of income in the previous year. Net income for the period was $30.7 million […]

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