Inflation ticked higher last month, in latest sign of persistent price pressures
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, the latest sign that some consumer prices ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...
High Inflation Sows Debate About New Fed Playbook for Tariffs
Fresh tariffs amid high inflation are making the Fed’s job uniquely difficult and feeding uncertainty about what to expect ...
Colombia Central Bank Seen Slowing Rate Cuts in First Meeting of the Year
If the leading opinion holds and the central bank cuts rates by 25 basis points on Friday, its first meeting of the new year, ...
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa House advances bill capping university tuition increases at 3 percent
Another bill that came out of House Republicans’ new Higher Education Committee, House Study Bill 51 would limit all annual ...
Morehouse College president: Trump funding freeze is an ‘existential threat' to higher education
With concerns over Trump’s funding freeze ongoing, colleges reliant on federal research grants are scrambling, Morehouse ...
Why Americans still can’t get cheaper mortgages, car loans or card balances after three Fed rate cuts
It takes time for the Fed’s decisions to filter through the economy — and then even more time for consumers to see the ...
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New Trump tariffs could put even more downward pressure on economy because they’re less targeted
Economists say Trump’s second-term tariffs, if carried out as promised, could put even more downward pressure on the economy, because he’s framed them as across-the-board, rather than targeted to ...
US Consumer Confidence Deteriorates Further in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence weakened for a second straight month in January amid renewed concerns about ...
Georgians Voted to Limit Property Taxes on Homes. Many School Districts Are Opting Out
Georgians voted in November to limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed, but many school districts across the ...
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Oakland University behind national trend of lower tuition costs
Oakland University is not within the national downward trend for tuition and fees, but they are ahead of the nation in other ...
Leading Indicators Suggest Trump Has Economic Tailwinds
The index posted a 0.1% decline as the year ended, following an upwardly revised 0.4% gain in November. While components such ...