by | Dec 8, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier |
The U.S. added 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.7%, according to the latest Employment Situation Summary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the unemployment rate only falling slightly from 3.9% in October, the number...
by | Dec 7, 2023 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News |
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) decreased for the sixth straight week, from last week’s average of 7.22% to an average of 7.03% this week, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from Freddie Mac released Thursday. This week’s numbers:...
by | Nov 30, 2023 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index, maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), tracks prices, consumer spending and fluctuations in them month to month. It is also the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. If you want a sense of...
by | Nov 28, 2023 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Consumer confidence increased from 99.1 in October to 102 in November, breaking a three month streak of decreases, according to the latest data from The Conference Board. “Consumer confidence increased in November, following three consecutive months of decline,” said...
by | Nov 27, 2023 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Consumer sentiment dropped 3.9% in November, according to data from the University of Michigan. “While this marks the fourth consecutive month of declines, November’s reading reflects a balance of factors, some of which improved while others worsened. More-favorable...
by | Nov 14, 2023 | Consumer, Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the annual inflation adjustments for the tax year 2024 for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Note tax year 2024 begins Jan. 1, 2024 and these are not the numbers you’ll use...