5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (658+ words) Sales of previously occupied U. S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showingfor the housing market during what's traditionally its busiest time of the year. Existing home sales edged up 0. 2% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (353+ words) And "many" of the officials pointed to the risk that higher oil and gas prices could keep inflation elevated for "longer than expected, which could call for rate increases" to push inflation back down. For about 18 months, the Fed has…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (395+ words) The data, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, also show that in the final three months of last year, lower-income and rural households faced higher inflation than higher-income households. The spending data focuses only on goods excluding…...