by Minji Koo | Apr 9, 2020 | Consumer Price Index, Economy
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its measure of the March average of prices of a basket of consumer goods, such as food, housing, and medical care on Friday. Economists predict that the consumer price will drop 0.3%, the first decline since -0.1% in March...
by Minji Koo | Apr 3, 2020 | Economy, Featured, Housing
When Angela VanHouten was visiting sellers to arrange for showing the properties to buyers through Facetime, the sellers had prepared hand sanitizers, turned on all lights themselves, disinfected door knobs and opened all their doors that did not need to touch...
by Minji Koo | Mar 14, 2020 | Consumer Price Index, Economy
Inflation crept up in February but could begin falling with the continued drop of oil prices following the COVID-19 outbreak. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index, which measures how much consumers pay for food, housing,...
by Hafsa Quraishi | Feb 14, 2020 | Economy, Featured, International Trade
The United States’ international trade deficit shrank last year for the first time since 2013, as the U.S.-China trade war reduced imports and slowed global trade — but the trend will likely reverse this year as the market returns to normal. The U.S. trade...
by Teddy Grant | Apr 30, 2017 | Autos, Durable Goods, Economy, Jobs, Newest, Personal Income
For the first two months of 2017, personal income rose 0.4 percent in a sign that consumers are earning more. On Monday, The Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its Personal Income and Outlays report and many analysts are predicting an increase of 0.3 percent,...