Has the widespread unemployment benefits discouraged many workers from returning to work? A big drop in people seeking or receiving benefits in the past two weeks after the end of a $ 600 federal grant suggests that the answer may be yes. Early unemployment fell to 963,000 in early August, …
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Pedestrians pass a digital sign announcing the latest rates for currency in Istanbul. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg News The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it is building and testing a hypothetical digital currency, equivalent to cash. The goal of the program is to improve the …
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If you are in the process of refinancing your mortgage, you may end up paying more than you expected. Fannie Mae FNMA, + 1.42% and Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.67% announced Wednesday night that they will now charge a 0.5% negative market fee on all refinances, including both cash-out and …
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Economist Joseph Stiglitz famously warned that the only perfect hedge is a Japanese garden. As the UK economy sinks into recession, with 1 million jobs lost and hundreds of thousands of companies at risk of collapse, many investors will be asked to stack in so-called recession-resistant stocks. Russ Mold, investment …
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The numbers: The cost of many goods and services such as gas, cars, clothing and aircraft elevation rose in July in a rebound of pandemic lows, but inflation is still barely visible in the wake of a recession caused by coronavirus, which putting the demand too much into the whole …
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