The Fed’s final rate hike will happen in December as wage inflation shows signs of cooling, Pantheon chief economist says

Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Fed’s last interest rate hike is poised to happen in December, according to Pantheon Macro.That’s because the labor market and wage is inflation is finally showing signs of cooling down.“Don’t be deceived by low and stable initial claims; labor demand is slowing markedly,” Pantheon said. A Fed pivot in its interest…

Hong Kong is weighing a plan to allow retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies, potentially paving the way to real estate security token offerings

Rebecca Zisser/Insider Hong Kong is considering a plan to allow retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies.  The new proposal could also allow future offerings of real estate security tokens.  If it goes through, the plan would mark a further divergence from mainland China, which has banned crypto trading. Hong Kong is weighing a proposal to allow…

Credit card balances reach pre-pandemic levels—but consumers face new pressures

The data: Total US credit card balances hit $916 billion in September—reaching pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to Equifax data cited by the Wall Street Journal. Balances in September mirrored December 2019 levels and were 23% higher than their pandemic low in April 2021. Read the original article on Business Insider Read More

Instagram confirms it’s having issues as outage reports spike and some users claim they’ve been randomly suspended

Instagram Reels CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Instagram confirmed it’s having issues on Monday. Some users took to Twitter to complain they had been randomly suspended. Outage reports surged at Downdetector. It’s not just you — Instagram is having issues. The company confirmed it was experiencing problems on Monday morning. “We’re aware that some of…

Biden’s Education Department just released its ‘monumental’ plans to make student-debt payments cheaper for borrowers and streamline targeted loan forgiveness programs

U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, speaks on student loan debt in the Roosevelt Room of the White House August 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced steps to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year and cap payments at 5 percent…

Biden snapped at Zelenskyy in a June phone call when he asked for more aid, report says, in a fleeting moment of conflict between the two leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and President Joe Biden (right). Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Biden and Zelenskyy had a tense phone conversation in June, NBC News reported. The leaders were discussing a US military aid package when Zelenskyy suggested he needed more help. Biden expressed unwavering support for Ukraine immediately after the call, and in the…

Bizarre Instagram outage leaves some thinking they’re banned

You’re not alone if you’re unable to check your Instagram feeds. Instagram has confirmed that some users are “having issues” accessing their accounts. The social network hasn’t identified a cause as of this writing, but some users have received notices that their accounts were suspended, while others have seen their follower counts drop. We’ve asked…

Best Chromebook deals for Black Friday 2022 – Snap up a bargain

The Black Friday sales often bring some great deals for popular Chromebooks. These laptops are normally more affordable than Windows or Apple models, great for tasks that revolve around browser-based activities, like working with online apps – common for many schools.  The Black Friday deals will be starting in earnest on 25 November. But in…