Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Continued Decline In COVID-19 Hospitalizations The Centers for Disease Control reported this week that the number of patients newly admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 averaged 3,376 between September 28to October 4, a 7.8% drop from the previous week.

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Regulators Expand Eligibility For Vaccine Booster To Children Aged 5–11 As New Cases Spike

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Moderna Announces Successful Vaccine Phase 2 Trial For Children Under Six

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Economic Priorities Outweigh Punishing Russia For Ukraine Invasion

Welcome to a regular snapshot review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — U.S. Economy Adds 199,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls

Welcome to a regular snapshot review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Fed’s Preferred Inflation Guage Shows Slower Rate of Price Increases

The U.S. Treasury’s second-highest ranking official in a speech this week described the failure of many digital asset firms to prevent illegal transactions by organizations, terrorists, and rogue states as a threat to the country’s national security. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo also laid out the steps that the Biden…

Welcome to a regular snapshot review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — U.S. Consumer Price Inflation Slows Down In October The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week that consumer prices were flat in October, after increasing 0.4% in September. Over the last 12 months, prices are up 3.2%.

Welcome to a regular snapshot review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — U.S. Job Growth Slowed Down In October, Unemployment Ticks Up