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Federal Reserve Staff See Increased Recession Risk in Wake of Tariffs, Minutes Show
Federal Reserve staff now view a recession as “almost as likely” as their baseline forecast, according to minutes from the ...
Faculty, programs could be cut from CT public colleges. Staff members are pushing back
Leaders of the faculty union for Connecticut's largest public college system are questioning why they are facing budget cuts ...
Fed saw inflation, jobless, stability risks at May meeting, minutes show
U.S. Federal Reserve officials at their last meeting acknowledged they could face "difficult tradeoffs" in coming months in ...
Fed minutes: Uncertainty ‘elevated’ as risks of higher inflation and unemployment rise
Federal Reserve officials agreed earlier this month to hold off on any interest-rate moves while they evaluated the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on inflation, unemployment, and the ...
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NC House budget reduces HHS positions, tweaks Medicaid funding
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut ...
OKC police seek nearly $300M in proposed budget; residents question spending priorities
OKC police proposed nearly $300 million in funding as part of the city budget. Some residents feel that funding could be better spent on other needs.
Fed ‘Well Positioned’ to Wait on Rate Cuts Even as Economic Risks Rise, Minutes Show
Officials at the Federal Reserve have adopted a wait-and-see approach to policy moves amid extreme uncertainty about the ...
Fed expects the job market ‘to weaken substantially’ on Trump’s tariffs
Economists and top policymakers at the Federal Reserve see a growing risk of America’s job market weakening because of President Donald Trump’s erratic trade war, according to minutes from the central ...