He did, however, reiterate his opposition to the $ 15 - an - hour wage, saying it has «no basis in economics» and stressing that he has been approached by multiple groups and constituents urging him to vote «no»
on another hourly rate hike — should one make it to the floor.
Not exact matches
The 2.9 % rise in December average
hourly earnings «might put a little bit more pressure
on the Fed to accelerate the path [of interest
rate hikes], but I really don't think it's going to be that significant a push,» said Dan North, chief economist at Euler Hermes North America.
On the other hand, an increase of 0.5 % in the
hourly pay has occurred in the last 3 months; also an 8.8 % has
hiked in the price of gasoline and a 0.9 % inflation
rate increase.
The magazine found that 44 % of lawyers responding to its survey planned
on increasing their
hourly rate within the year, with 45 % of those people planning
on a
hike of 5 to 10 % — well above the national inflation
rate, which increased from 1.0 to 2.3 % between January and May this year according to the Bank of Canada.)