Top Republican supports increasing NC unemployment benefits, with a caution about the past
Increasing the amount of unemployment benefits received bipartisan support in a North Carolina House committee on Tuesday, and the Senate leader also agrees an increase is needed. Raising the level of ...
Money blog: Liam Gallagher reacts to Oasis fans whose tickets have been cancelled
Liam Gallagher responds to Oasis fans seeing their tickets cancelled, phone users have been warned to check half-term roaming charges - and we're relaunching our Women in Business series, where we ...
Trump wants both lower interest rates and tariffs. Here's how that could backfire.
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to argue that tariffs and lower interest rates go "hand in hand," suggesting that new trade barriers could prompt the Federal Reserve to ease ...
Immigration crackdown could lead to a lower U.S. unemployment rate. Here’s why.
A wave of immigration probably contributed to rising unemployment in the past few years. Now a Trump administration crackdown ...
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U.S. inflation increases to 3 percent, groceries and gasoline prices heading higher
The consumer price index increased 3% in January from a year ago, Wednesday's report from the Labor Department showed, up ...
Inflation ticks up to 3 percent annual increase in January
The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.5 percent in January to hit an annual increase of 3.0 percent after advancing by 2.9 percent in December. Economists were expecting the CPI to ...
Inflation hit 7-month high of 3% in January. Here's what it means for Fed rate cuts
Inflation slowed through much of last year – falling as low as 2.4% from a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 – but it has remained stubbornly high since fall. The cost of services such as car insurance ...
The RBA hasn't changed the cash rate for more than a year. Here's why
The figure that influences how high people's mortgage repayments are set has been 4.35 per cent since November 2023.