In the last week of January, for the first time since April 2020 when the COVID War began, more than half of U.S. white-collar workers spent time in central locations, according to data from Kastle Systems, which measures swipe-card use in more than 2,000 office buildings in 10 major metro areas.
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INDEX CONFIRMS HOME PRICES FELL IN NOVEMBER
In November, U.S. home prices declined 0.6 percent from October, falling for the fifth consecutive month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index.
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY DEBT SINKING UNDER HIGHER INTEREST RATES
A fifth of U.S. bond issues now rated as being in distress were issued by healthcare corporations, according to ICE Data Services.
CREDIT CARD DEBT NEARS $1 TRILLION, SETS RECORD
For the Plantation Workers of Slavelandia, inflation and rising interest rates combined pushed U.S. credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022. This was an 18.5 percent jump from a year previous, according to credit rating service TransUnion.
WAGE GROWTH SLOWS TO 1 PERCENT IN 2022’S FINAL QUARTER
U.S. employers spent only 1 percent more on wages and benefits in last year’s final three months than in the previous quarter, the Labor Department reported, even though they claim the economy added almost 750,000 new jobs during the period.
ECONOMY STARTLES WITH 517,000 NEW JOBS IN JANUARY
The U.S. economy sprouted 517,000 jobs last month, the labor department reported, almost double December’s 260,000 and nearly three times the 185,000 consensus forecast among analysts polled by Dow Jones.
SHARE PRICES FOR TRAVEL STOCKS TAKE FLIGHT
Consumers are still enthralled with travel after being locked down for more than a year during the COVID War and stock prices of travel-related companies are rising like fully-loaded airplanes out of O’Hare.
STOCKS RALLY ON INTEREST RATE OPTIMISM
Investors were cheered last week to hear the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, and U.S. Federal Reserve all declare that inflation is easing.
FED BUMPS KEY RATE A QUARTER POINT
On 1 February, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key federal funds interest rate by a quarter point, the seventh and smallest hike since May 2022.
SPOTLIGHT: WAR WITH CHINA
With each passing week, the West keeps ramping up its war talk, military advancements, and military strategies that are trending toward warfare with China. The following are key events that are ramping up the conflict between East and West.