Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

May 2022

Source: Axios
May 4, 2022
The Fed Gets Serious About Tighter Money
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Source: The New York Times
May 4, 2022
Fed Makes Biggest Interest Rate Increase Since 2000 as High Inflation Persists
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Source: The New York Times
May 3, 2022
U.S. Job Openings Hit a High Point, 11.5 Million, in March.
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Source: NPR
May 3, 2022
4 Things to Know as the Fed Embarks on Its Biggest Fight Against Inflation in Years
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 3, 2022
Fed’s Message on Interest-Rate Path, Destination Will Be Scrutinized
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Source: The Hill
May 2, 2022
This Week: Senate Faces Decision Time on Ukraine Aid
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
May 1, 2022
As Inflation Eases Public Debt Load, Economists Sound Cautionary Note
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April 2022

Source: Roll Call
Apr 29, 2022
Biden Sends Ukraine Aid Bill, but Democrats Divide on Strategy
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 29, 2022
Inflation Rises to Four-Decade High, According to the Fed’s Preferred Measure
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 29, 2022
Fast Price and Wage Growth Keeps Fed on Track for Big Interest Rate Increase
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 28, 2022
The Economy Contracted in the First Quarter, but Underlying Measures Were Solid.
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 27, 2022
Democrats Unveil New Push to Punish Oil and Gas Giants for High Prices
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 25, 2022
Rapid Inflation, Lower Employment: How the U.S. Pandemic Response Measures Up
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 24, 2022
The Fed Wants to Raise Rates Quickly, but May Not Know Where to Stop
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Source: AP News
Apr 22, 2022
Why Fed Worries About the Strongest US Job Market in Decades
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 21, 2022
Aid to Restaurants, Businesses Faces Senate Headwinds
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Source: Reuters
Apr 21, 2022
Fed's Powell, Half-Point Hike in View, Completes Hawkish Pivot
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Source: AP News
Apr 21, 2022
Fewest Americans Collecting Jobless Aid Since 1970
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 21, 2022
Fed’s Jerome Powell Seals Expectations of Half-Point Rate Rise in May
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Source: Axios
Apr 21, 2022
Rate Hikes Are About to Get Real
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Source: NBC News
Apr 19, 2022
The Three Forces Driving Inflation Higher and What It Will Take to Cool Them Off
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Source: Reuters
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Snubs Challenge to State and Local Tax Deduction Cap
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 18, 2022
Hot Economy, Rising Inflation: The Fed Has Never Successfully Fixed a Problem Like This
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Source: Roll Call
Apr 18, 2022
New Requests Bring Military’s ‘Unfunded Priorities’ Above $21 Billion
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
Apr 15, 2022
Odds of Getting Laid Off Are at Historic Lows in Tightest Labor Market in 50 Years
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