labor

Indicators

Consumers Aren’t Buying Stable Job Market Data

Photo via Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group/Newscom

On Tuesday, The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level in 12 years in September.

1 min read

Photo via The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Inflation & Prices

Warsh’s “Quiet Fed” Approach Adds a Hawkish Call at Jackson Hole

Since taking over as Fed chair in late May, Warsh has made it clear he is less comfortable providing forward guidance than his predecessor.

2 min read
Photo by Kevin Laminto via Unsplash

Inflation & Prices

Sticky Inflation Report Raises Jackson Hole Stakes for Fed’s Warsh

Consider the dream of the presumptively dovish Warsh delivering a rate cut this year now officially dead and buried (if it wasn’t already)

2 min read
Photo via Tom Williams

Inflation & Prices

Fed’s Warsh Promises Congress a Hard Line on Inflation Amid Looming Risks

Consumer prices jumped 3.5% in June. That’s higher than the Fed’s preferred 2% inflation rate, but lower than the 4.2% May rate.

2 min read

Inflation & Prices

Labor Department Reports Inflation at 4.2% in May, and Energy’s Not the Only Problem

Photo by Erik Mclean via Unsplash

Labor-intensive services such as gardening, home healthcare and day care and preschool were all significant drivers of inflation.

2 min read

Advisor Upside

AI Will Eliminate Wealth Management Jobs. That May Be a Good Thing

Photo by Arlington Research via Unsplash

Early adopters of artificial intelligence have redeployed staff from operational work to higher-value tasks.

3 min read

Electric Vehicles

Will Boston Wage War on Waymo?

Photo via Samuel Rigelhaupt/Sipa USA/Newscom

Boston city council members are considering an ordinance that would require a “human safety operator” to be present in autonomous vehicles.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.