The Federal Reserve says the economy is growing at a modest pace. The central bank saw inflationary pressures rising. Will it be enough to raise Interest Rates . Erik schatzker is in washington with the latest Economic Data. Give us the interesting points of the book this time around. The book could have strengthened a case for a rate ite two weeks from now but did not. You heard those words and you said it yourself, modest. The key word in these anecdotal reports, modest economic growth, modest wage increases, modest hiring. Not an assessment that turns doves into hawks. If anything, it raises the stakes for fridays jobs report. You have to figure policymakers are struggling. There is a tight labor market. There are signs of building inflation as a backdrop. You have Consumer Spending just yesterday, home sales, and that surprisingly Strong Manufacturing data reported this morning. Then you have the book you might characterize, as i have, as meh. There is just not a lot to go off of h
N our panel. [applaus [applause]. A reminder if you missed any of this conference you can watch it online in the video library. Tonight on cspan2, we have been featuring booktv beginning at 8. Tonight, authors featured on after word will be with us. Tonight, beginning at 8 p. M. Eastern here on cspan2. Yesterday, marked 30 years of gavel to gavel senate floor coverage on cspan2. Our special program featured video from the senate floor going back to the first televised session. Here is a look the senate is trying to make the best use of the technology in the 21st century to remain true. It is difficult to forge compromise. Everybody has to give and that is not photogenic. This indeed is a humbling moment for me. I am honored to serve as majority leader. But i recognize the majority is slim. We have witnessed something that never happened before in senate history. The change of power during a session of congress. Watch that entire program looking back at Televised Senate saturday at 8 p.
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And im tyler mathisen. Welcome from me as well. This is the week, folks, that wall street has been waiting for and waiting for and agonizing over. This is the week when the Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark Interest Rate for the first time in nearly a decade. Fed chair janet yellen and her open Market Committee have laid the groundwork, signaled that barring some unforeseen change of heart it is ready to raise. And one key thing many will be looking at is what effect will rising rates have on the housing market. Diana olick explains. Reporter Wendy Johnson hasnt found the perfect home yet but shes going over her mortgage options now. I definitely want to Pay Attention to what happens this week. Reporter after years of record low Interest Rates the possibility of rising rates has her speeding up her search. Weve been doing our research, but the knowing that this Interest Rate is going to hit, we definitely want to stay in a tight window for making that selection. So i w