Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported consumer prices jumped 0.9% in March, after a 0.3% rise in February, while the Commerce Department previously recorded a 0.4% increase in the PCE price index for February, according to government releases this week. The monthly increases pushed annual CPI to 3.3% and annual...
Washington. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the U.S. economy grew at a 0.5% annualized rate in the fourth quarter (October–December), revising down from a prior 0.7% estimate and attributing much of the slowdown to a 43-day federal government shutdown that cut spending. The revision reduced full-year 2025 growth to 2.1%,...
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose by 16,000 to 219,000 for the week ending April 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday, exceeding FactSet expectations of 210,000 and following the prior week's 203,000 filings; this data arrived before a Tuesday ceasefire announcement. Oil prices fell to about $95 a barrel...
Tempe, Arizona, food banks reported a marked increase in clients through March 2026 as staff and nonprofit leaders said rising prices and adjustments to food assistance pushed more people to seek help, with one Tempe pantry serving about 16,000 different people compared with 9,500 last year. Cleveland authorities on March 25,...
Washington. Beth Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said Monday in an Associated Press interview that the Federal Reserve could raise its benchmark interest rate if inflation remains persistently above the central bank’s 2% target, even while expressing a preference to keep rates unchanged for some time. Her...
United States: Regional reports show mixed weekly pump movements this week as Toledo, Columbus, Green Bay, Tampa and Peoria recorded changes in retail gasoline; GasBuddy surveys placed the national average at $4.06 per gallon on Sunday while local averages ranged roughly from $3.68 to $4.26. Analysts and agencies reacted this week,...
Washington reported that U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent; the gain followed a 133,000-job loss in February and was driven largely by healthcare and construction as strike-affected workers returned this month. The April 3 report showed the...
Washington — The U.S. Labor Department reported Monday that employers added 178,000 nonfarm jobs in March, rebounding from a revised loss of 133,000 in February; the unemployment rate fell to 4.3% while the labor force declined by about 396,000. The March gains were concentrated in health care (about 76,400 jobs, including...
WASHINGTON — U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 178,000 in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department reported on April 3, after a healthcare workers' strike ended and seasonal factors shifted; the average workweek shortened and wage growth slowed. The report prompted economists to warn this week that...
United States: Retail gasoline prices rose this week, with GasBuddy and AAA reporting state and national averages nearing $4 per gallon as of late March 2026; multiple metro areas showed week-over-week and month-over-month increases documented by local outlets and national trackers. The increases led to higher costs per 15‑gallon tank and...
