Florida Minimum Wage Increase: $1 Per Hour Raise and its Impact on Workers

2023-10-01 07:00:00 Starting Saturday, Florida workers earning the minimum wage received a raise of $1 per hour to $12. On Nov. 3 2020, voters approved a constitutional amendmentwhich raised the minimum to $10 per hour, effective Sept. 30, 2021, then an additional $1 per hour each year for five years, until September 30, 2026, when … Read more

Everything you need to know about interest rates and inflation

2023-05-04 15:51:00 The European Central Bank (ECB) decided this Thursday to raise key interest rates by 25 basis points, a slowdown compared to previous increases. However, it remains an aggravation and a signal for the markets. What is the cost to households and businesses? Have the Euribor already incorporated this increase? What are the ECB’s … Read more

Consumer prices hit 4% for the first time in 41 years!An economist pointed out…”The virtuous cycle of prices and wages expected by the Bank of Japan will not occur” “Wage increase for small and medium-sized enterprises is the key”: J-CAST Company Watch

The consumer price index (2020 = 100) in December last year (2022) increased by 4.0% from the same month of the previous year, excluding fresh food, which fluctuates greatly. The 4.0% increase rate is the first in 41 years since the second oil crisis in December 1981 (4.0%). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced … Read more

Inflation in the United States is once again contained and shows a drop for the sixth consecutive month | Economy

In monthly terms, consumer prices fell one tenth. Data such as that of inflation known this Thursday will have a lot of weight in future decisions made by the Fed regarding interest rates. The year-on-year rate of inflation in the United States it continued to drop in December, for the sixth consecutive month, and stood … Read more