Economic Indicators

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A judge on Thursday ruled in favor of the Ohio state government after residents filed a lawsuit over a decision to end participation in a pandemic-related federal unemployment assistance program.

The U.S. economy likely gained steam in the second quarter, with the pace of growth probably the second fastest in 38 years, as massive government aid and vaccinations against COVID-19 fueled spending on travel-related services.

The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that a recent inflation burst could prove longer-lasting than expected, forcing central banks across the world to take action to address the rising cost of goods and services.

One of the most important signals of future inflation has begun to ease in the past month, a development that should reassure the Federal Reserve in its prediction that the recent inflation surge will prove largely temporary.

The federal government has created and boosted several benefits in order to ensure that Americans are able to weather the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and cumulatively those benefits add up to sizable income boost for some.

The median price for existing homes in the U.S. hit a new record in June as the housing market remains red hot.

Heightened inflation has caused financial pain for seniors who saw a modest increase in Social Security benefits in 2021, but relief is likely on the way thanks to those very same rising consumer prices.

Overall, restaurant and food businesses, as well as retail businesses, experienced the highest number of reopenings over the three-month span with 22,441 and 13,700 locations reopening, respectively.

Former Council of Economic Advisers Acting Chairman Tyler Goodspeed provides insight into inflation and wages.

The U.S. officially climbed out of the coronavirus-induced recession just two months after the economy cratered, making it the shortest downturn, but also one of the deepest, on record.

Inflation could rise much higher and Fannie Mae increased its economic growth forecast for the year as the housing market continues to drive spending and inflation higher.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that just six out of the 26 states that have announced that they would terminate their participation in the federal unemployment program have unemployment rates that exceed the national average of 5.9% (as of June).

U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when trading begins on Wall Street.

U.S. equity futures are leaning toward a mixed trading session on Thursday.

China’s economic growth slowed in the first three months of the year to 7.9%, compared to a year ago as a rebound from the coronavirus leveled off.

U.S. equity futures are trading mixed ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's two-day testimony before Congress.

Consumer prices, a key measure of inflation, increased at its fastest pace since 2008 even as real wages dipped.

The strategy, which draws in loyal shoppers looking for bargains, has left the discount chain with less room than rivals to manage rising costs this year.

There are millions of U.S. vacancies as the pandemic eases, but the reasons are more complicated than what those with a partisan agenda claim.