Topic Intelligence: federal

Market Watch • Just now

How can the Fed be cutting interest rates again with inflation running so high?

Consumer-price inflation is at 3%, well above the Federal Reserve’s target.

Strong Bearish -100.0

New York Times Business • 11m ago

Being In an N.B.A. Player’s Entourage Is Fun. Now, It Can Be a Gambling Edge, Too.

The federal indictments against N.B.A. players and others for illegal betting exposed a new wrinkle in the way old friends can benefit from their acce...

Neutral 0.0

New York Times Business • 11h ago

Fed Prepares Bank-Friendly Changes to Annual Stress Tests

The Federal Reserve Board is poised to start releasing in advance models it uses to test the biggest banks’ readiness to withstand economic shocks.

Bearish -50.0

CBS News • 11h ago

Border Patrol commander Bovino ordered to face federal judge in Chicago

A federal judge in Chicago has ordered Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino to attend a hearing in her courtroom next week, amid concerns about federal agents' aggressive tactics during immigration enforcement operations.

Bearish -50.0

NPR Business • 12h ago

What today's inflation report says about the economy -- and Social Security checks

Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration need...

Pessimistic -15.5

CBS Money Watch • 17h ago

Federal workers hunker down as they go without pay amid shutdown

Federal workers, who missed their first full paycheck on Friday as a result of the government shutdown, say they're scrambling to stay afloat financia...

Strong Bearish -96.6

CBS News • 17h ago

Senate adjourns for weekend after failing to pass bills to pay federal workers

The Senate has adjourned for the weekend after the upper chamber failed to pass any bills to get federal workers paid as the government shutdown conti...

Strong Bearish -100.0

NPR Business • 20h ago

Inflation rose less than expected in September, the U.S. belatedly reports

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role for Social Security benef...

Bearish -75.0

CBS News • 23h ago

Federal workers set to miss first full paycheck during government shutdown

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are set to miss their first full paycheck as the government shutdown enters Day 24. CBS News' Taurean Small...

Strong Bearish -95.0

NPR Business • 1d ago

It's supposed to be payday for many federal workers. Instead, they're getting nothing

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has ...

Strong Bearish -100.0