Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates flat amid economic uncertainty

Federal Reserve expected to hold interest rates flat amid economic uncertainty

The Federal Reserve isn’t expected to announce any changes to its key interest rate Wednesday, a sign of caution amid significant economic uncertainty.These borrowing costs have wide ripple effects across the economy, influencing mortgages, car loans and credit cards. The Fed previously raised its benchmark rate in a rapid series of hikes to fight pandemic-era…

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(Cost-)effectiveness and implementation of a combined lifestyle intervention for outpatients with severe mental illness (GOAL!): a hybrid quasi-experimental study protocol | BMC Psychiatry

(Cost-)effectiveness and implementation of a combined lifestyle intervention for outpatients with severe mental illness (GOAL!): a hybrid quasi-experimental study protocol | BMC Psychiatry

Design and setting This is a type 1 hybrid quasi-experimental study with a mixed-method matched design. This design allows for the assessment of the effectiveness of GOAL! on health-related outcomes while collecting and analyzing implementation data [41]. An intervention group (N = 50) will be compared with a control group (N = 50) who continue to receive care as…

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