Social Security Benefits Will Be Adjusted This Week. One Expert Said It May Not Be Enough
Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will be announced this week and is expected to increase benefits ...
Expect tame inflation in September's CPI - but watch for housing and insurance
Economists expect September's consumer price index to show tame inflation, allowing the Federal Reserve to cut its policy ...
Social Security's scheduled cost of living increase 'won't make a dent' for some retirees
Social Security recipients are expected to receive a smaller cost-of-living increase in January than in recent years as ...
Inflation still slowing, CPI to show, but some warning signs might flash
The rate of U.S. inflation is likely to slow again in September, but fresh doubts have emerged about whether the Federal ...
Why a CPI surprise could trip up the Fed’s rate-cutting plans
Employment and economic data already are surprising to the upside since the Federal Reserve cut rates in September ...
North American Morning Briefing: Fed Minutes to Shed Light on Rate-Cut Debate
Two of the nation's biggest banks will kick off earnings season for lenders Friday when JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo report results. It was an unusual quarter for the U.S. financial system, marked ...
Social Security payments aren’t rising fast enough for most seniors
The annual cost-of-living adjustment parallels a Consumer Price Index for wage earners, which does not fully account for ...
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Rand at weakest level in weeks, kiwi slumps after hefty rate cut
The rand was trading around its weakest level (R17.60/$) in almost three weeks on Wednesday morning, as investors paused to ...
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Cost of household goods expected to influence how much South Korea pays for US defense
Seoul’s share of the cost for hosting roughly 28,500 U.S. troops will rise annually but at a slower pace than in previous ...
Dollar Steady Ahead of Fed Minutes, NZ Dollar Falls After Rate Cut
Elsewhere, the Australian dollar was licking wounds, having slid on Tuesday to $0.6715, its lowest since Sept. 16, after ...
Wall Street Indexes Slip With Interest Rates, Middle East in Focus
The CBOE Volatility index, Wall Street's fear gauge, closed up 3.4 points at 22.64, marking its biggest one-day points gain ...