The Federal Reserve will meet this week to assess an economy experiencing a lot of growth. This growth is threatened by threats of a trade war. “Tightening now hurts all that we have done,” Trump tweeted earlier this month, a day after he said in a television interview that he was “not happy” with the… Read More Fed is set to leave rates alone as trade war raises anxiety

The labor market seems to have defied gravity in the first half of 2018. Job growth averaged a robust 215,000, up from 182,000 last year. There has been strong job and income growth, as well as tax breaks leaving more money in customers paychecks. READ MORE HERE

The Trump administration has proposed loosening some regulations that burdened employers with an increased amount of detail in workplace incident reports. But employers want OSHA to make more changes to the agency’s July 30 proposal to undo other regulations related to drug testing and safety incentive programs. OSHA’s current regulations prohibit some safety programs that… Read More NAM and other business groups seek changes to OSHA regulation roll back

The Bureau of Economic Analysis stated the U.S. economy grew by an annualized 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018. This is the fastest rate since 2014. Tax reform and regulatory relief have sparked a job growth. NAM reported a record business optimism of member companies. READ MORE HERE

The Missouri Times recently published an article based on “study” that shows lower wages in Right to Work states. This “study” was issued by a biased entity that opposes Right to Work, the “Economic Policy Institute.” A simple Google search shows the organization issuing the study, Economic Policy Institute (EPI), is an organization that receives… Read More Pro-union entity is source of “study” showing wages lower in Right to Work states

Source: Mid-Missouri Business Weeks: tax reform rolls out in Missouri, helps businesses – KMIZ