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Monday, December 18, 8:00 PM
The Disconnect between The Strong US Economy & our Pocketbook Concerns
A Fiscal & Economics Discussion
December’s Fiscal and Economic Issues Discussion of the US Economic Facts’
ZOOM
Monday, December 18th. The start time is moved back to 8 pm to accommodate an Indivisible Illinois meeting on immigration.
The NWSOFA Fiscal and Economic Issues group will meet on Monday, December 18th at 8 pm.
The Zoom room will open by 7:50 pm. Come join us, catch up on this year’s economic news and share your thoughts.
Great Recent Economic News:
– the debt ceiling increased until 2025, but credit rating lowered because we came close to not raising it
– nonfarm payrolls increased by 199,000 in November
– the unemployment rate was 3.7% in November
– The twelve month CPI has declined from 9.1% last June (2022) to 3.1% in November 2023.
– Twelve month PCE inflation was at 3.0% in October 2023
On Monday, December 18th, David and Karl will explain what this all means.
A draft of our October PowerPoint presentation can be found at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LahVrGL99M-AwssCkWXa6RCFbRnKx0a9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118152796039843164051&rtpof=true&sd=true
Videos of past meetings, including the October meeting, can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiw8EhKA-e2l3_gM9FVYX2g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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