#Consumer spending surges in October amid rampant inflation

#Consumer spending surges in October amid rampant inflation

“#Consumer spending surges in October amid rampant inflation” US consumer spending increased more than expected in October as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, showing no signs yet of holding back because of high inflation, and boosting the economic outlook early in the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that consumer spending, which accounts…

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#The Fed’s left-face decision on Jerome Powell reign

#The Fed’s left-face decision on Jerome Powell reign

“#The Fed’s left-face decision on Jerome Powell reign” As this column goes to press, the Wall Street C-suite class is giving Jerome Powell slight odds to be reappointed as Federal Reserve chairman. Yes, he is disliked by progressives such as Elizabeth Warren; they have a big say in just about anything the Biden administration does…

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#Who is the real inventor of Bitcoin?

#Who is the real inventor of Bitcoin?

“#Who is the real inventor of Bitcoin?” Depending on who you believe, computer scientist Craig Wright is either the mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto — one of the most influential men of the modern age and the 15th wealthiest person in the world — or a crafty Aussie who is trying to trick the world and…

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#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level

#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level

“#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level” The number of Americans newly seeking jobless benefits dropped again last week, inching closer to pre-pandemic levels amid the historically tight labor market, the feds said Thursday. As of last week, initial filings for unemployment benefits, seen as a proxy for layoffs, fell to 268,000, down 1,000 from the prior week’s…

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#Facts Trump Dems’ claims on Donald’s economy

#Facts Trump Dems’ claims on Donald’s economy

“#Facts Trump Dems’ claims on Donald’s economy” When President Donald Trump took office in 2017, economists around the world had accepted the fact that the US economy had entered the “new normal” where economic growth would be low, and wage growth nonexistent. Trump’s team argued that deregulation, trade policy and tax cuts could bring us…

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