More than half of Americans think the U.S. has already entered a recession, new polling shows. The latest IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index published on Friday found that 53 percent of Americans think the economy has gone into a recession, and 25 percent say they’re unsure. Only 20 percent believe the country is not in a […]
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Biden says economy under Republican control of Congress – would be much worse.
With less than six months before the midterm congressional elections, Biden is talking about the economy – a lot. It is the top issue on voters’ minds and, worryingly for Democrats, one of the biggest political liabilities for the president and his party. In recent days, Biden has sought to tell a textured story about […]
Did Biden’s $1.9T stimulus cause inflation, or save economy?
Is President Joe Biden to blame for the nation’s skyrocketing inflation? With midterm races in full swing, Republican candidates are pointing a finger at the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which Biden spearheaded and Congress passed in March 2021 with no Republican votes. It was billed as the final steroid shot needed to propel the […]
US economy shrank 1.4% in 1st quarter of 2022; worst performance in 2 years
The U.S. economy cooled markedly in the first three months of the year, as snarled supply chains, record-high inflation and labor shortages weighed on growth and slowed the pandemic recovery. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, shrank by 1.4% on an annualized basis in the three-month period […]
Largest tax hike in history being pitched by Biden
President Biden made a renewed push on Monday to galvanize congressional Democrats to overhaul the nation’s tax code and dramatically raise rates on corporations and ultra-wealthy Americans. The president laid out the tax hikes as part of his $5.8 trillion budget blueprint for federal spending in fiscal 2023, which begins in October. Under his proposal, […]
Ukraine war hits farmers as Russia cuts fertilizer supplies
Before the Ukraine conflict, farmers across the world were struggling to buy enough fertilizers, some of which more than doubled in price last year. Higher natural-gas prices hampered production of the ammonia needed for nitrogen fertilizers, while power outages at Chinese fertilizer plants and Hurricane Ida in the U.S. curtailed global production. War in Ukraine […]
Oil Rally Explodes As US Mulls Russia Crude Ban, Saudis Hike Selling Price
Crude prices posted double-digit weekly gains and closed at their highest in at least nine years after the White House said it was considering a ban on Russian oil imports, adding to the worries of a market already hyped up about sanctions on one of the world’s largest energy exporters. The escalating war in Ukraine […]
Oil prices surge above $110 as Russia fears mount
Global crude oil prices surged to more than $110 per barrel and the cost of natural gas skyrocketed to a new record in Europe on Wednesday as Russia’s escalating military campaign in Ukraine stoked fear in markets about a supply shock. Brent crude futures, the global benchmark, jumped nearly 7% to $111 per barrel at […]
Russia central bank urges calm amid cash run fears
Russia’s central bank has issued an appeal for calm amid fears that new financial sanctions could spark a run on its banks. It said it “has the necessary resources and tools to maintain financial stability and ensure the operational continuity of the financial sector”. The EU, the US, the UK and Canada have announced […]
Rents Reach ‘Insane’ Levels across US with no relief in sight
Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as […]
Inflation Soars To Highest Levels Since 1982
Consumer prices rose 7.5 percent annually by the end of January, according to data released Thursday by the Labor Department, the fastest rate since February 1982. The Labor Department’s consumer price index (CPI), which tracks inflation, rose on an annual basis for the sixth consecutive month and above the 7.2 percent increase projected by a […]
Economy Adds 467K Jobs Even With Omicron Surging
The U.S. gained 467,000 jobs in January despite fears the economy lost jobs amid the omicron-driven surge of COVID-19 cases, the Labor Department reported Friday. While the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4 percent, January job growth far exceeded the expectations of many economists, who feared the U.S. would lose jobs last month for […]