Federal workers fed up with paycheck uncertainty surrounding shutdown fights
During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...
Forget the stock-market tumble, the Fed made the right move in a wild week
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell helped spark a wild week on Wall Street, but a signal that policymakers have put further ...
See Which Government Workers Would be Impacted if a Spending Bill Doesn’t Pass
Some workers would be forced to report to work, while others would be furloughed. A government shutdown would have significant consequences for more than two million federal employees. Some would be ...
Potential government shutdown impacts: Millions of federal workers at risk of furlough
If Congress fails to pass the continuing resolution to fund the government by Saturday, millions of federal workers could ...
The Fate of This Federal Program Helps Explain Trump’s Win
When President John F. Kennedy signed the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, he said that “we cannot protect our economy by ...
What Actually Gets Shut Down When the Government Stops Spending
Federal government shutdowns can be disruptive, with thousands of workers furloughed and most of them not getting paid on ...
Fed Officials Strike An Optimistic Tone After Slashing Rate Cut Forecasts
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said interest rates would be lowered by a “fair amount” next year in ...
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Nearly 100,000 federal workers are from Florida. Here’s what a government shutdown would mean
If they fail, the government will be forced to furlough thousands of federal workers and reduce federal services. Florida is home to over 93,000 federal employees — not counting untold numbers of ...
Fed policymakers see slower rate-cut path next year
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Friday said the decision by the U.S. central bank to lower interest ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge ticked up less than expected last month
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved slightly higher in November — but not as much as economists were ...
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month
An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price pressures ...
Why cut rates? Fed wanted to keep unemployment low and not 'break' economy, Mary Daly says.
We're getting more clarity as to why the Federal Reserve cut interest rates: The central bank didn't want to see unemployment rise any further and potentially "break" the economy. San Francisco Fed Pr ...