Tag: Federal Reserve
Americans’ finances took a beating in 2023 amid inflation, high interest...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Americans are struggling economically going into 2024, as harsh economic conditions in 2023 drained savings accounts, with factors like...
Halloween candy inflation may be scaring American shoppers
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The rise in the national average for the price of candy and gum far exceeded the average for all...
Economist: ‘Difficult to overstate the extent to which inflation is devastating...
(The Daily Signal) — “Inflation is still increasing at approximately twice the Federal Reserve‘s target rate, meaning ordinary Americans are getting no relief after 2.5...
Emmer introduces legislation to prevent Fed from issuing central bank digital...
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer has reintroduced legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which the majority...
Study: Twin Cities minimum wage hikes cost jobs
(Center of the American Experiment) — In November 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released two reports — each analyzing the impact of...
Fed’s favorite inflation index blew past expectations in January
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, surged past economists’ expectations in...
Minneapolis Fed sued for religious discrimination against unvaccinated officer
Rodney Maki, a former law enforcement officer, is suing the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for religious discrimination after it denied his vaccine accommodation...
Gas guru predicts massive price increase at the pump
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Recent production cuts by OPEC are predicted to raise gas prices by 15 to 30 cents, according to energy analyst...
Minneapolis Fed chair: Inflation ‘higher than we expected,’ spreading out across...
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (the Minneapolis Fed) says its economists "keep getting surprised" after each new inflation report.
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U.S. lawmakers accuse China of trying to infiltrate Federal Reserve
U.S. lawmakers are accusing the Chinese government of using informants to infiltrate the Federal Reserve.
Republican members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...