President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced additional steps to increase pay for federal firefighters as well as expand access to mental health support and establish a new wildland fire management job series for potential job seekers.
Over the coming summer months, the Biden Administration is implementing a new set of temporary pay increases that will increase the firefighters' bi-weekly checks by up to 50 percent of their annual base salary for two years.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.