Thursday, December 15, 2022 Leonard Lardaro, URI Economist View Larger + URI Economist Leonard Lardaro PHOTO: file After two extremely strong months, Rhode Island’s economy slowed a bit in October. For both August and September, the Current Conditions Index reached values of 92, with all but one indicator improving. More impressively, the CCI indicators...Read More
By enacting the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, policymakers in Washington took an historic step toward attracting investment in semiconductor production and innovation in the U.S. And while the new law must still be implemented effectively and efficiently to realize its potential, the CHIPS Act has already sparked private investments in the U.S. that will...Read More
“My feeling now is that everyone is afraid of testing positive, and those who are timid dare not go out,” she said. Relaxing the country’s Covid rules is a good first step, but the government needs to do more to support ordinary people and small businesses, Ms. Zheng said, adding that “nothing is certain at...Read More
CHENGDU, China, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 2022 China Building and Headquarters Economy Global Cooperation Summit, sponsored by the Chengdu Municipal People’s Government and hosted by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Commerce, was held in Chengdu on Dec 13. This conference has set up a platform for in-depth exchanges between domestic and foreign research...Read More
Fox News contributor Liz Peek, former Treasury Department economist David Beckworth, Republican Rep. Jason Smith and Red Apple Foods and United Refining Company CEO John Catsimatidis react to core CPI retreating for the second consecutive month. Reacting to core inflation retreating for the second consecutive month after a September high, a market panel on “Mornings...Read More
The annual Handbook of Statistics provides timely and reliable data on a wide range of economic and trade indicators so policymakers can take evidence-based decisions. UNCTAD released on 12 December the Handbook of Statistics 2022 – the global reference for trade and development trends published each year. It provides in one report the key data...Read More
DHAKA — Political tensions in Bangladesh are boiling after a weekend that saw tens of thousands take to the streets against the government, raising fears of violence and repression as well as concerns over the impact on an already fragile economy. A series of demonstrations organized by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in recent...Read More
* U.S. November year-on-year core CPI increase seen moderating * Focus on slew of central bank meetings led by Fed * Fed widely expected to lift interest rates by 50 bps * Dollar gives up gains of 1st 3 quarters in 2 months -analyst (Recasts, updates prices, adds new comment) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK,...Read More
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