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The S&P 500 peaked for the year at 4,796 on its January 3, 2022 close, before declining 25% to its low for the year in October 2022. [11] [12] In the first 6 months of 2022, the S&P 500 fell 21%, the worst 6-month start to a year since 1970. [13] [14] On September 13, 2022, the S&P 500 declined by 4.32% in its largest single-day drop since June ...
US Dollar Index and major financial events. The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX, or, informally, the "Dixie") is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, [1] often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners' currencies. [2]
The United States federal budget for fiscal year 2023 ran from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023. The government was initially funded through a series of three temporary continuing resolutions. The final funding package was passed as an omnibus spending bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in the United States. The dominant political story of the year has been the 270-day long speakership of Representative Kevin McCarthy , whose slim majority in the House of Representatives has enabled a far-right rebellion to exert more weight over the lower chamber.
The gross average monthly wage estimates for 2023 are computed by converting national currency figures from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Statistical Database, compiled from national and international (the CIS, Eurostat, the OECD) official sources. Wages in U.S. dollars are computed by the UNECE Secretariat using ...
An estimated 134.3 million births and 60.8 million deaths were expected to take place in 2023. [296] [297] The average global life expectancy was 73.16 years, [298] an increase of 0.18 years from 2022. [298] The rate of child mortality was by the end of the year, expected to have decreased
The calendar year has 13 months with 28 days each, divided into exactly 4 weeks (13 × 28 = 364). An extra day added as a holiday at the end of the year (after December 28, i.e. equal to December 31 Gregorian), sometimes called "Year Day", does not belong to any week and brings the total to 365 days.
The following is a list of American films released in 2023.The year featured a diverse array of cinematic productions, ranging from major studio blockbusters to independent and streaming platform releases.