Economy

Economy August 4, 2022

Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains why

By Martha Olney, University of California, Berkeley [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Consumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest…

Economy August 3, 2022

Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States

By Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in…

Gasoline pump resting in its cradle used in articles about Georgia gasoline prices

Economy August 1, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices continue downward, in keeping with national trend

Georgia gasoline prices continued to plunge over the past seven days, in keeping with the sharp drop of the past few weeks. Low domestic demand and falling oil prices are…

Economy July 18, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices continue to fall, driven downward by decreased demand/lower oil prices

Georgia gasoline prices dropped fifteen cents per gallon on average over the past week, driven downward by weakened demand and lower oil prices. According to the weekly press release from…

Economy July 11, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices continue to drop on decrease in crude oil cost; Cobb County prices remain elevated

Georgia gasoline prices continued to drop over the past week, falling 13 cents on average, but prices in Cobb County remain elevated well above the statewide average. According to the…

Economy July 9, 2022

June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule

By Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in June, signaling the labor…

Economy July 4, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices drop 8 cents; Cobb County gas price remains elevated

Georgia gasoline prices dropped eight cents per gallon on average over the past week, driven by a drop in crude oil prices and decreased demand. But Cobb County’s prices are…

Economy June 27, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices drop over the past week with decline in crude oil prices

Georgia gasoline prices dropped seven cents per gallon on average over the past week, driven by a decline in crude oil prices. Cobb County prices are ten cents more on…

Economy June 20, 2022

Georgia gasoline prices decline … but not by much

Georgia gasoline price declined slightly over the past week over the past week, but not by much, registering only a one cent decline, compared with a three-cent average drop nationally….

Economy June 16, 2022

5 things to know about the Fed’s biggest interest rate increase since 1994 and how it will affect you

By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Federal Reserve on June 15, 2022, lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage…

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