by SDP Team | Mar 25, 2022 | Economy
Conrad Slate | March 25, 2022 Inflation is a hot topic today. At an annual rate of about 8% as of this blog, it is at a 40 year high. Remember the early 80s? A bank CD could be found at 15% or so. Wow! That sounds great! The problem was that inflation was at...
by SDP Team | Feb 11, 2020 | Economy
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The Federal Reserve left its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged again in January, but it did slightly raise a special reserve rate it charges to banks. The Fed reaffirmed its prior view that inflation is low and the economy...
by SDP Team | Feb 11, 2020 | Economy
LONDON and WASHINGTON — It took one referendum, two general elections, three prime ministers and nearly four years, but on Friday, the U.K. will finally be leaving the European Union. For anyone following the tumultuous path to Brexit since the U.K. voted to...
by SDP Team | Feb 11, 2020 | Economy
The numbers: The U.S. created a robust 225,000 new jobs in January to get off to a good start in 2020, reflecting surprising resilience in the labor market even though manufacturing has contracted and the economy has softened. The economy has added an average of...
by SDP Team | Feb 1, 2019 | Economy
More states are offering tax-friendly accounts that give people with disabilities the tools to build a financial future.The ABLE Act of 2014—the acronym stands for Achieving a Better Life Experience—allowed people of any age who developed a qualifying disability...
by SDP Team | Sep 4, 2018 | Economy
Confidence among American consumers rose in August to the highest level in nearly 18 years as their assessment of current conditions improved further and their expectations about the future rebounded. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence...
