Author: Sylvan Lane

The Federal Reserve will make its final interest rate decision of 2025 on Wednesday, setting up a pivotal year for both the U.S. economy and the central bank as President Trump prepares to install a new leader. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy, is expected to…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced Friday that it would not produce its highly anticipated monthly inflation report for October after being unable to collect key data during the government shutdown. BLS said it will not release an update to the consumer price index (CPI) for October because it was unable to retroactively obtain…

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The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job market. If President Trump and Democratic lawmakers fail to reach a funding deal before a Wednesday deadline, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will shutter until the shutdown is over, according to a contingency plan released Monday by the Labor Department. That would prevent BLS from releasing the highly anticipated September jobs report on Friday as scheduled, and could delay the agency’s collection of other key economic data. BLS also produces consumer price…

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