Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

June 2022

Source: AP News
Jun 3, 2022
US Added 390,000 Jobs in May as Hiring Remained Robust
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Jun 2, 2022
Fed’s Lael Brainard Says Too Soon to Say if Pace of Rate Increases Can Slow
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May 2022

Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 30, 2022
Biden Pledges to Back Fed in Effort to Combat High Inflation
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Source: The Washington Post
May 30, 2022
U.S. Policymakers Misjudged Inflation Threat Until It Was Too Late
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Source: AP News
May 27, 2022
Key Inflation Gauge Slowed to Still-High 6.3% Over Past Year
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Source: Roll Call
May 27, 2022
Window Closing for US to Implement Global Corporate Tax Deal
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Source: The New York Times
May 27, 2022
Inflation Moderated in April but Was Still Close to Its Highest Level in 40 Years.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 27, 2022
Households Boosted Spending in April but Drew Heavily on Savings
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 24, 2022
Where Is Inflation Headed? Nine Signs to Watch
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Source: Reuters
May 23, 2022
Fed Policymakers Back Two More Big Rate Hikes, but Then What?
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Source: The Hill
May 23, 2022
Biden’s Fed Nominees Sworn Into Office
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 19, 2022
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise for Third Straight Week
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Source: The Washington Post
May 19, 2022
Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Baby Formula Supply
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Source: NBC News
May 19, 2022
After Delay, Senate Sends $40 Billion Ukraine Aid Package to Biden
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Source: AP News
May 16, 2022
6 Months in, Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Has 4,300 Projects
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Source: Reuters
May 16, 2022
White House Says $110 Billion in Infrastructure Funds Released in First 6 Months
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Source: AP News
May 12, 2022
US Producer Prices Surge 11% in April as Food Prices Jump
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Source: Roll Call
May 11, 2022
Ukraine Aid Bill Faces Familiar Senate Procedural Obstacles
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Source: The New York Times
May 11, 2022
Consumer Prices Are Still Climbing Rapidly
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Source: AP News
May 11, 2022
US Inflation Hit 8.3% Last Month but Slows From 40-Year High
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Source: Roll Call
May 10, 2022
Emergency Funding Bill for Ukraine Passes House
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Source: The New York Times
May 10, 2022
Fed Confronts Why It May Have Acted Too Slowly on Inflation
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Source: The New York Times
May 10, 2022
States Turn to Tax Cuts as Inflation Stays Hot
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Source: Roll Call
May 9, 2022
Democrats to Decouple Ukraine, COVID-19 Funds
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 9, 2022
Inflation, Sharp Rise in Interest Rates Pose Financial Risks, Fed Says
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