Fed announces largest rate hike in nearly three decades as it seeks to restore price stability

by RSM US LLP | Jun 15, 2022

< Back to the Resource Gallery Fed announces largest rate hike in nearly three decades as it seeks to restore price stabilityREAL ECONOMY BLOG | June 15, 2022Authored by RSM US LLPThe Federal Reserve lifted its federal funds policy rate to a range between 1.5% and...

Updated FOMC call: Fed to hike policy rate by 75 basis points

by RSM US LLP | Jun 14, 2022

< Back to the Resource Gallery Updated FOMC call: Fed to hike policy rate by 75 basis pointsREAL ECONOMY BLOG | June 14, 2022Authored by RSM US LLPThe economist John Maynard Keynes once famously quipped, “When the facts change, I change my mind.” And so it goes...

Oil prices and price gouging: Deconstructing the price of gas

by RSM US LLP | Jun 9, 2022

< Back to the Resource Gallery Oil prices and price gouging: Deconstructing the price of gasREAL ECONOMY BLOG | June 09, 2022Authored by RSM US LLPRising energy prices have stimulated a fierce debate around inflation and what is behind the surge in gas prices. Are...

Inflation and gross margins—who is winning? Part 1: The transportation sector

by RSM US LLP | Jun 7, 2022

< Back to the Resource Gallery Inflation and gross margins—who is winning? Part 1: The transportation sectorREAL ECONOMY BLOG | June 07, 2022Authored by RSM US LLPRSM took a detailed look at gross margins across different peer groups in the industrials sector to...

Are inventory levels too high?

by RSM US LLP | Jun 7, 2022

< Back to the Resource Gallery Are inventory levels too high?REAL ECONOMY BLOG | June 07, 2022Authored by RSM US LLPIn March, overall consumer spending continued at a robust pace, with the three-month annualized real consumer spending increasing 4.7% on a...