by Joseph Lingad | May 24, 2023 | Cannabis, Economy, Inflation
When Noah Carey founded his company in 2015, no banks worked with the cannabis industry. But now he is seeing financial institutions that once balked at the underserved market have a change of heart — in part because of the recent banking crisis. Carey’s company,...
by Joseph Lingad | May 10, 2023 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Inflation, Jobs
The Labor Department will release April’s Consumer Price Index Wednesday–a measure of prices for goods and services–amid sticky inflation, a robust job market, and the recent banking turmoil. Bloomberg is forecasting April’s inflation will remain at 5% but see...
by Joseph Lingad | Apr 10, 2023 | Economy, Featured, Inflation
Angelo Cabrera immigrated to New York City from Mexico in 1990 as an undocumented immigrant at 16 and immediately started working in bodegas throughout the city, so that he could send money to his family in Puebla, Mexico. When the pandemic started, Cabrera increased...
by Joseph Lingad | Mar 22, 2023 | Consumer Price Index, Economy, Featured
Despite robust economic data suggesting the Fed raise interest rates to taper inflation, the traditional banking sector is causing it to reconsider. Inflation modestly decelerated in February but the latest figures probably won’t dissuade the Federal Reserve Board...
by Joseph Lingad | Mar 13, 2023 | Consumer Price Index, Economy
Inflation cooled slightly in January, but not enough for the Federal Reserve Board to reconsider its plan to continue to raise interest rates anytime soon. The consumer-price index, which measures the price change for a basket of goods and services of the average...
