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A picture taken on December 7, 2021 in Istanbul shows US dollars banknotes. - Turkey's annual inflation rate jumped over 20 percent in November, official data showed on December 3, 2021, after a currency crisis last month in which the Turkish lira hit record lows against the dollar. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Recent Economic Trends Amid The Producer Price Index Dip

The prices of the products that producers make went down in December by a little bit, 0.1%, to be exact.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the latest jobs report in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to the Labor Department, employers added 517,000 jobs in January, more than economists anticipated and sending the unemployment rate to its lowest level since 1969.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Unpacking The December Jobs Report: Beneath The Surface, Reasons To Question The Optimism

The monthly jobs report for December, released today, reveals that U.S. employers added 216,000 jobs last month, surpassing expectations of 170,000.

Economic Update: GDP Revised Down To 4.9% In Q3

In the latest economic update, our GDP, encompassing all the goods and services we produce, increased by 4.9% in Q3 this year, revised down from the initial 5.2%.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell delivers remarks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25 percentage point interest rate increase bringing the key federal funds rate to more than 5%, a 16-year high. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady for Second Consecutive Time

The Federal Reserve decided to pause interest rate hikes for the second time in a row, keeping the federal funds rate within a range of 5.25% to 5.5%.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 26: A detail from a graph of projected unemployment numbers is included in the Conressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook for Fiscal Years 2011-2021 January 26, 2011 in Washington, DC. The outlook said that the tax cut deal reached between Congress and President Barack Obama will help increase the budget deficit to $1.48 trillion this year. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

CEO of Sound Planning Group provides more context on the new jobs report and debt ceiling stalemate

The monthly jobs report for April is better than expected. U.S. employers added 253,000 jobs last month