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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh faces pressure to show his hand
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is set to deliver his biggest speech yet on Friday,…
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Fed's Hammack says 'now is the time to act' on raising interest rates
She still thinks the Fed needs to take action against inflation that is straining…
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Kansas City Fed's Schmid says inflation is too hot, rates too accommodative on eve of Jackson Hole
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid said in an interview Wednesday on the…
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The $40 trillion national debt and the bond market's revolt: how we got into this mess
David Kelly and Torsten Slok reached the same conclusion from opposite directions: with DC…
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July PCE: Fed's favored inflation gauge remained elevated
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in July as the Commerce…
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Bill Gates is deeply worried about AI, and he’s no longer staying quiet
Microsoft’s cofounder used to be optimistic about AI, now he’s concerned it could be ‘the…
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Treasury's recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to 'soft-form financial repression'
"If the market price of USTs is not 'allowed' to adjust down, the foreign exchange price…
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The simple fixes conservatives say could make life cheaper in America
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s conservative group, Advancing American Freedom, blames…
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Millions of US seniors could lose full Social Security COLAs. New proposal may preserve program, but here’s who loses
The crucial federal program faces an urgent solvency crisis.
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Paramount, State AGs Set Settlement Talks On Antitrust Suit; Newsom Talks Merger
Paramount and the state attorneys general who filed an antitrust lawsuit and its proposed…
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'I've Never Seen This': Massive Collapse in Support for AI Data Centers Captured in New Poll
US voters overwhelmingly oppose building AI data centers, with support collapsing across…
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Three things to know : NPR
The U.S. federal debt hit a record $40 trillion this week. The debt has doubled since…
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US national debt hits $40 trillion, rising by $90K per second
The U.S. national debt crossed a record $40 trillion this week—a figure economists and…
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National debt tops $40 trillion after doubling in less than a decade, Treasury data shows
Federal debt has mounted amid tax cuts and trillions in pandemic spending, adding to the…
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Father of Postpartum Psychosis Victim Urges Change Amid Lindsay Clancy Trial
Steven D’Achille opens up about the Lindsay Clancy case and why families need better…
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Wholesale price inflation slows last month as gas, food costs fall
Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike…
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Inflation; Colombia earthquake; ICE gloves; Leavitt : NPR
Inflation cooled a bit last month, according to a new report from the Labor Department.…
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Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car
Andy Green, the only individual to have broken the sound barrier in a car, has achieved…
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CBO: US Treasury spends $3 billion daily on national debt interest
The CBO reported that net interest on public debt totaled $963 billion between October…
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US Declared An Energy Emergency, Then Paid $4 Billion For Less Energy
Trump's administration paid energy firms nearly $4 billion to cancel offshore wind…
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Construction wages reveal a growing divide in America's job market
Construction wages are rising faster than in most industries, highlighting a widening…
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Trump FCC kills TV ownership cap, claiming authority over limit set by Congress
Change will let "Trump-aligned billionaires" buy more stations, advocacy group says.
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Deutsche Bank: Wicksell's 'natural rate of interest' explains why investors keep funding US debt
"To oversimplify: you could argue that U.S. deficits are, in effect, being increasingly…
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The US might lose the AI race to China. Should Americans care?
Everyone in Silicon Valley and the Beltway is freaked out about Chinese AI, but there’s…