News Clips - Employer & Consumer - Hamilton Consulting Group

Fed set to raise rates by 0.75 point and debate size of future hikes

The Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2022

Wisconsin keeps adding jobs, despite inflation and fears of recession

The Capital Times, October 21, 2022

On unemployment, Tim Michels suggests he would support shortening benefit time period

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 20, 2022

Wisconsin tax burden falls to lowest level in decades

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 19, 2022

Pierce electric fire truck named “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin”

WBAY, October 19, 2022

Inflation causes IRS to raise tax brackets, standard deduction by 7%

The Wall Street Journal, October 18, 2022

Wisconsin has record $4.3B budget surplus

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 14, 2022

Social Security recipients to see biggest COLA increase since 1981

Fox Business, October 13, 2022

Madison guaranteed income experiment is up and running

Wisconsin Public Radio, October 12, 2022

Mortgage rates hit 6.92%, a 20-year high

The Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2022

Inflation increased 0.4% in September, more than expected despite rate hikes

CNBC, October 13, 2022

Biden’s proposed gig worker rule could deal a major blow to small businesses

Fox Business, October 12, 2022

Four finalists announced in Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest

WMC, October 12, 2022

Big companies keep leaving Chicago. What’s going on?

CNN, October 7, 2022

Report shows Americans face ‘most severe’ impact to wages in 25 years

Fox Business, October 6, 2022

Bipartisan congressional trio takes up cause of Germantown firm that won $104 million verdict against Chinese furniture maker

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 3, 2022

Health care workers and other professionals continue to wait for Wisconsin licenses. Here’s what we know so far

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 28, 2022

Fed raises rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point, pledges more hikes to fight inflation

CNBC, September 21, 2022

Ford warns investors of an extra $1 billion in supply chain costs during the third quarter

CNBC, September 19, 2022

Federal judge lifts A.B. 5 injunction in California independent truckers’ case

Safety+Health, September 15, 2022

As public school staff return, Wisconsin adds 5,500 new jobs

The Capital Times, September 15, 2022

US national debt nears $31T: What it means and why it’s a concern

Fox Business, September 13, 2022

UW nursing strike is averted after Tony Evers brokered an agreement to pursue a legal analysis on the effort to form a union

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 12, 2022

Josh Kaul hopes UW Health recognizes nurses union ahead of strike

The Capital Times, September 7, 2022

Fed on path for another 0.75-point interest-rate lift after Powell’s inflation pledge

The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2022

Fed’s Mester sees benchmark rate above 4% and no cuts at least through 2023

CNBC, August 31, 2022

Fed’s Williams pushes back on market expectations of a rate cut next year

CNBC, August 30, 2022

Job openings unexpectedly climb in July to 11.2M, hovering near record high

Fox Business, August 30, 2022

Powell: Fed’s inflation fight could bring ‘pain,’ job losses

Associated Press, August 26, 2022

Report: Workers also leaving government jobs in big numbers

WKOW, August 25, 2022

The IRS may change the way Americans file taxes

NewsNation Now, August 22, 2022

JPMorgan forecasts another super-sized rate hike by the Fed in September

Fox Business, August 22, 2022

New jobs, unemployment both increased in July

Urban Milwaukee, August 19, 2022

Nurses, therapists, other professionals are waiting months to receive their licenses in Wisconsin as problems persist at state agency

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 18, 2022

U.S. approves nearly all tech exports to China, data shows

The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2022

WMC & Johnson Financial Group launch 7th annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest

WMC, August 16, 2022

Wisconsin officials split on ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ along party lines

The Capital Times, August 16, 2022

Inflation Reduction Act draws clear battle lines for midterms

The Wall Street Journal, August 11, 2022

Poll: 2 in 3 say US economy getting worse

NewsNation Now, August 8, 2022

Business groups top lobbying list

WisBusiness, August 8, 2022

The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ won’t actually reduce inflation

Reason Foundation, August 1, 2022

U.S. economy transitions to slower growth as inflation weighs on consumers

The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2022

Biden says US not in a recession despite two consecutive quarters of shrinking economy

Fox Business, July 28, 2022

Campaign staff for U.S. Senate hopeful Mandela Barnes votes to unionize

The Capital Times, July 27, 2022

US business activity contracts for first time since 2020

Bloomberg, July 22, 2022

Jobless claims rise again in another sign that labor market is cooling

CNBC, July 21, 2022

Nearly half of Wisconsin businesses plan to raise wages by more than 4% in 2022, WMC survey finds

Milwaukee Business Journal, July 13, 2022

Average American worker has lost $3,400 in annual wages under Biden thanks to inflation

Fox Business, July 13, 2022

Unions, Senate candidates push new labor law

Urban Milwaukee, July 13, 2022

Fitchburg Starbucks workers overwhelmingly reject union

The Capital Times, July 11, 2022