by | Jul 30, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News |
Inflation cooled in June according to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), meeting economists’ expectations for the month. However, the trend may not continue as the Iranian conflict persists. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price...
by | Jul 28, 2026 | Agents, Brokers, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Up and down, up and down. Like a yo-yo dieter’s weight, consumer confidence in the U.S. seems to maintain a consistent pattern. It rose in June when tensions in the Middle East seemed to abate, following a dip in May, likely due to the war with Iran heating up. A...
by | Jul 20, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
As 2026 moves forward amid rising inflation and a fairly soft labor market, are leading indicators pointing to a better near-term economy? The nonprofit research firm The Conference Board’s latest monthly Leading Economic Indicators report found a slight decline as...
by | Jul 14, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
Across the first half of 2026, numerous economic reports revealed high or rising inflation. Some officials of the Federal Reserve, which remains focused on bringing inflation down, have suggested that interest rate hikes could be necessary if inflation does not fall....
by | Jul 8, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The Federal Reserve chose to hold interest rates unchanged at the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The past few months, which have seen both higher inflation and a relatively soft labor market, have also created a sense of deadlock and a wait-and-see...
by | Jul 8, 2026 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
This year has gone in a direction few could have predicted. A year of expected normalization and stabilization for the housing market ran into new headwinds in the form of a conflict in the Middle East, pushing some economists to shift their outlooks moving forward. ...