Productivity loss among opioid and benzodiazepine users in the United States: a medical expenditure panel survey from 2010-2019 - Thornton JD, Varisco T, Bhatt P, Olateju O, Shrestha M, Shen C.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between productivity losses and the use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines among employed US adults with painful conditions. METHODS: Using Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (2010-2019), we employed t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Mainstream Economics ’ Medieval Inflation Medicine
AUSTIN – When assessments of the quasi-inflation of 2021-22 appeared in major US media outlets this month, the prognosis was good: the fever has receded and may already be gone. The latest reports on personal consumption expenditures were jubilant. If trends continue, “such a success would be…#austin #jeromepowell #jeannasmialek #smialek #phillips #lawrencehsummers #harvarduniversity #treasury #vietnamwar #miltonfriedmans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adani Family To Infuse Rs 9,350 Crore In Adani Green As Group Ends 2023 On Strong Note
Adani Green Energy Ltd. promoters will invest Rs 9,350 crore ($1.125 billion) into the company to pare debt and fund capital expenditure as the group ends 2023 with renewed confidence. The board approved an equity infusion via issuance of 6.31 crore warrants on a preferential basis to two promoter…#adanigreenenergyltd #rs9350 #adaniproperties #adanigreen #hindenburg #ggqpartners (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Gold Rises on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
Gold prices are higher in early Asian trade amid hopes of coming U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024. The U.S. personal consumption expenditure index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, fell 0.1% on month in November. The latest reading, which marked the first decline since April…#usfederalreserve #xinanfutures (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Terrorism and economic growth in Africa: understanding the role of military expenditure - Iheonu CO, Ichoku HE.
Across African countries, terrorism has become a major challenge to socioeconomic development. While there are studies that have examined the influence of terrorism on economic growth, this study adds to the existing literature by investigating the role of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

U.S. economy gets major boost
The U.S. economy, in a display of resilience and strength, has been handed a significant boost. The preferred inflation measure by U.S. rate setters, the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, has shown a more substantial than anticipated decline in November. This news has set…#pce #usfederalreserves #citi #redsea #federalreserve #deanmaki #maki (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

With prices falling and incomes rising, consumers get a break in time for Christmas
In Friday’s personal consumption expenditures report, which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, some prices actually fell in November for the first time since the spring of 2020. It also showed that disposable personal income rose last month, and the personal saving rate did too.…#federalreserves #charleslieberman #pce #wendyedelberg #tedrossman #bankrate #marketplace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. inflation falls by more than expected in November, bolsters case for lower interest rates from the Fed
The U.S. inflation rate, based on the Federal Reserve’s preferred personal consumption expenditure index, fell in November for the first time since 2020 and indicated that price pressures continue to subside. The PCE index dipped 0.1% last month, the government said Friday. Inflation was also…#federalreserves #pce #andrewhunter #capitaleconomics #redsea #andrewhollenhorst #citi #federalreserve #brycedoty #worldwarii (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stocks Finish Mixed as Indexes Mark 8th Consecutive Week of Gains
Stocks closed mixed on Friday, after the release of the latest personal consumption expenditures index reading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 18 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both gained 0.2%. Despite Friday's performance, all three indexes marked their eighth…#dow #dowjonesmarketdata #pce #sammillette #federalreserves #santaclaus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Attacks on freight ships in the Red Sea could increase inflation. Here's how
Inflation is falling toward normal levels, according to fresh data released Friday from the Federal Reserve's preferred measure, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index. The information is the latest in a string of good news for price increases, but a major disruption of global trade…#federalreserve #suezcanal #robhandfield #abcnews #google #yemen #houthi #pentagon #redsea #usnavalinstitute (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

10 things to watch in the stock market Friday, including Nike wreck and cooler inflation
10 things to watch Friday, Dec. 22 Wall Street indicated for a mixed open Friday as the November personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index comes in cooler than expected, which is a positive sign in the Fed's winning battle against inflation. Down 0.1% vs. flat expected – wow first time…#pce #nike #dow #eps #emea #middleeast #africa #tdcowen #jpmorgan #bristolmyerssquibb (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

US annual inflation slows further below 3% in November
Annual U.S. inflation slowed further below 3% in November and underlying price pressures continued to abate, which could cement financial market expectations for an interest rate cut next March. Inflation, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, fell 0.1% last month…#pce #commercedepartment #federalreserve #cmegroup #fedwatchtool (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

PCE inflation November 2023:
A gauge the Federal Reserve uses for inflation rose slightly in November and edged closer to the central bank's goal. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, increased 0.1% for the month, and was up 3.2% from a year ago, the Commerce…#federalreserve #commercedepartment #pce #andrewhunter #capitaleconomics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Core Inflation Drops Faster Than Expected
The core personal consumption expenditures price index rose 3.2% in November, while economists expected 3.4%. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Inflation finally dips below 3 percent as U.S. economy nears ‘soft landing’
A key annual inflation metric fell below 3 percent in November, the latest sign that the U.S. is coming in for a rare soft landing from high price growth without a recession. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index dropped to 2.6 percent year-over-year in November, according to new…#pce #federalreserve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news