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01/05/2022

39 new traditions have been added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. Travel + Leisure has the details @ https://bit.ly/3edbdtM

UNESCO added 39 traditions to its cultural heritage list on Friday, including some from countries represented for the first time.

01/04/2022

01/01/2022

Despite consumers trying to get ahead of the holiday shopping season, retail sales showed minimal growth for November. AP News has the scoop @ https://bit.ly/3scsH1C

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but continued shopping ahead of the critical holiday season, brushing off rising prices and shortages. Retail sales rose a modest, seasonally adjusted 0.3% in November compared with the previous month when sales jumped 1.8%, ...

12/31/2021

The Federal Reserve will end bond buying and pandemic support measures by March 2022, and has planned for 3 rate hikes by the end of 2022. Reuters has the details @ https://reut.rs/3oZgtah

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would end its pandemic-era bond purchases in March and pave the way for three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022 as the economy nears full employment and the U.S. central bank copes with a surge of inflation.

12/29/2021

It’s not too late to set yourself up for financial success in the New Year. CNBC has the details @ https://cnb.cx/3macXbg

Take advantage of these investment and tax strategies that could become more expensive or go away altogether in 2022.