Tag: Consumer Behavior

How This Economic Moment Rewrites the Rules

Indeed, the Federal Reserve is trying to cut it off. Jerome H.…

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As Inventory Piles Up, Liquidation Warehouses Are Busy

PITTSTON, Pa. — Once upon a time, when parents were scrambling to…

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U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears

A key measure of economic output fell for the second straight quarter,…

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How Will Interest Rate Increases Impact Inflation?

The Federal Reserve announced its fourth interest rate increase of 2022 on…

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Fed Prepares Another Rate Increase as Wall Street Wonders What’s Next

Federal Reserve officials are set to make a second abnormally large interest…

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Voters See a Bad Economy, Even if They’re Doing OK

The fastest inflation in four decades has Americans feeling dour about the…

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Gas Prices, a Big Inflation Factor, Are Coming Down Sharply

HOUSTON — Gasoline prices, on an upward tear for months, have reversed…

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Fed Moves Toward Another Big Rate Increase as Inflation Lingers

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, determined to choke off rapid inflation before…

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Income and Spending Rose Less Than Prices in May

Americans’ income and spending failed to keep pace with rising prices in…

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