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Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures continuing to cool

Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 12:02 pm

( ) -q-19- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “than 2.5 years.”

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled last month.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. It’s the latest sign that price pressures are waning in the face of high interest rates and moderating economic growth. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, increases in so-called core prices also slowed. They rose just 0.2% from September to October, down from a 0.3% increase the previous month. Compared with 12 months ago, core prices rose 3.5%, below the 3.7% year-over-year increase in September.

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VERBATIM: Prices were unchanged from September to October, down from a 0.4% rise the previous month. Compared with a year ago, prices rose 3% in October, below the 3.4% annual rate in September. It was the lowest year-over-year inflation rate in more than 2 1/2 years.

 

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Greg Clugston SRN News White House correspondent

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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 9:45 pm

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at age 100. Kissinger was a giant in foreign policy, having served in both the Nixon and Ford administrations. He played a key role in getting the U.S. out of Vietnam and helped pave the way for formalized relations with China. Kissinger was both reviled and revered, drawing harsh criticism and earning a Nobel Peace Prize. The German-born diplomat remained active in diplomacy and consulting after his government service, occasionally attending White House meetings as an elder statesman.

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Bob Agnew SRN News U.S. Senate correspondent

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Schumer Vows Ukraine Aid Vote By December 4th

Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 1:18 pm
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer [D-NY] says he’ll bring a Ukraine aid bill up for a vote on the Senate floor by December 4th. Schumer writes in a letter to colleagues that one of the most important jobs facing lawmakers is passing a funding that will-quote-“ensure we as well as our friends and partners in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region have the necessary military capabilities to confront and deter our adversaries and competitors,” He’s also setting the stage for a fierce battle with Republicans, by refusing to inckud funding for U.S. border security. And although the bill includes aid for Israel, it also provides more money for humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza…assistance some critics say will go drectly into the hands of Hamas terrorists
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Bernie Bennett SRN News U.S. House correspondent

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Michael Harrington SRN News religion desk editor

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Religious organizations are no longer America’s most trusted charities

Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 11:38 am

Religious organizations are no longer America’s most trusted charities

VERBATIM: The Better Business Bureau puts out an annual list of the wisest places to give your charitable dollars and for many years, churches and ministries were number one. This year, they fall to number three — behind veterans organizations and non-profit hospitals. Religious groups are still the most trusted by Americans in their 60’s and up, however, suggesting that younger people have less trust in those institutions than their parents and grandparents. Michael Harrington, SRN News.

 

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WALL STREET BUSINESS REPORT 11-30

Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 5:39 am

WALL STREET BUSINESS REPORT 11-30

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Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 5:38 am

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