After skipping a month due to the federal government shutdown, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released for November, showing the inflation rate ticking lower.

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The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points for the third straight meeting on Wednesday.

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets this week for the last time this year to decide whether or not to lower interest rates.

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The federal government is back to producing economic reports, although they are now more than two months old.

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The private sector lost about 32,000 jobs last month. This is the four month this year that the private sector showed negative job growth.

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After several months of subpar jobs reports, the delayed September jobs report was better than most economists expected. Or was it?

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The November edition of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers revealed that the index is at the lowest level since June of 2022.

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How the recent rate cut can affect everyday people On October 29, 2025, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-4 to cut interest rates to a range of 3.75% to 4%, which is a cut of 0.25 percentage points.  So, interest rates were cut — but why and what… Continue reading Fed Rate Cuts: How They Impact Regular People

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With the government shutdown plodding along, federal government data, like the unemployment report, have been put on hold.

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