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The Federal Reserve warned of deteriorating liquidity conditions across key financial markets amid rising risks from the war in Ukraine, monetary tightening and high inflation in a semi-annual report published on Monday (May 9). “According to some measures, market liquidity has declined since late 2021 in the markets for recently issued US cash Treasury securities […]

Inflation has many causes, but they mainly break down into two camps: demand-pull and cost-push. Demand-pull happens when an increase in the demand for goods and services leads producers to raise prices to maximize profits. Cost-push occurs when producers raise prices because their costs have gone up. Over time, inflation can significantly impact your cost

The US Federal Reserve on May 4 raised the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points, in what is being viewed as the sharpest increase in over two decades. The increase in the Fed’s key rate raised it to a range of 0.75 percent to 1 percent, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago. The half-point

The U.S. economy added nearly half a million jobs in March. The Dow Jones industrial average is within 6% of its record high. And U.S. households accumulated roughly $2.5 trillion in excess savings throughout the pandemic. Still, despite all the good news, predictions of an impending recession are widespread on Wall Street. Billionaire investors, former Federal Reserve officials, and now even investment

After two years of the coronavirus pandemic, a recession and a rapid recovery, Americans are worried that the economy may swiftly decline once again. Some 81% of adults said they think the U.S. economy is likely to experience a recession in 2022, according to the CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey, conducted by Momentive. The online

Starting April 11, the fair market rent, or FMR, for Kitsap County will increase by nearly 20%. The increase — amid an ongoing affordable housing shortage in the county — comes after the Bremerton Housing Authority challenged a proposed increase of 2% for fiscal year 2022, which was less than the rate of inflation, according to BHA. Fair

Want to know the biggest challenges facing small businesses? The National Federation of Independent Businesses may have at least a partial answer. The NFIB’s Index of Small Business Optimism has been an invaluable resource since 1975. They’ve done research on everything — from job openings to labor markets, from capital spending budgets and the cost of inflation; on a

Starting your own small business is an exercise in uncertainty, which is why it’s so important to learn from those who have been in your shoes. Get off the ground with these helpful tips from  experts. With the right guidance, you’ll succeed in creating a unique venture without reinventing the wheel. Below are 10 Tips

Growing a small business isn’t easy. It is one of the toughest challenges many face when they are looking to get out of the 9 – 5 daily grind. The success of your small business depends on your efforts to grow profits using various methods. From employee training to marketing, every aspect of your business