Politics
Capitol Report: DeMarco Says Senate Hearing Was Constructive Step Toward Taking Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Out Of Conservatorship
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The former head of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s chief regulator said a Senate hearing was a “constructive” ste... Read more
Trump Tariffs Costing US Consumers $1.4 Billion Per Month, Study Shows
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Princeton and Columbia find President Trump's tariffs are costing U.S. consumers b... Read more
'More Bumps In The Road' Before US-China Trade Deal, Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Warns
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A new round of trade talks between American and Chinese officials could help bring an end to the global trade war, forme... Read more
Capitol Report: Trumps Reversal Of North Korea Sanctions Is A Scandal, Former Treasury Official Says
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President Donald Trump’s reversal of North Korea sanctions imposed by his administration is “a scandal,” said a fo... Read more
The Fed: Stephen Moore, Trumps Pick For Fed, Will Be Lightning Rod For Presidents Opponents
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President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Moore, an former editorial writer with The Wall Street Journal, for a sea... Read more
Trump Says GDP Would Have Topped 4% If Fed Had Halted Rate Hikes Sooner
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U.S. economic growth would be much stronger had the Fed stopped raising rates sooner, President Donald Trump said in an ... Read more
Trump Finally Got His Wish From The Fed, But Not For The Reasons He Wanted
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The Fed took a pause on interest rate hikes, which would seem to satisfy President Donald Trump if not for the reasons t... Read more
More Than Free Money: How Long-shot 2020 Candidate Andrew Yang Would Reshape The US Economy
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Long-shot Democratic candidate Andrew Yang has proposed a $1,000 monthly stipend to Americans 18 and older, but he's loo... Read more
White House Touts Trump's Economic Policies, Warns Against 'Medicare-for-all' And Wealth Tax
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The Council of Economic Advisors says Trump's tax cuts led to millions receiving bonuses and cautions that progressive p... Read more
EU Could Prolong Brexit Political Pain For Economic Gain
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EU leaders slated to consider a request from the United Kingdom to delay the date of the U.K.’s departure from the Eur... Read more
Currencies: British Pound Pulls Back From 9-month High As Parliament Votes For Brexit Extension
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The U.S. dollar snaps a four-day losing streak on Thursday, climbing higher against its rivals amid renewed uncertainty ... Read more
Market Snapshot: U.S. Stocks Close Mostly Lower On Jitters Over Trade-deal Delay, Weak Chinese Data
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U.S. stocks close mostly lower Thursday as investors digested headlines suggesting progress toward a U.S.-China trade de... Read more
Germany Could Take The Notion Of European Banking Union To Market
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Merkel’s prospective successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer suggests in op-ed that Europe move toward the creation of a ... Read more
Bond Report: 10-year Treasury Yield Struggles To Lift Off From 2.60% As Brexit Uncertainty Lingers
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Treasury yields mostly held their ground Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a vote to delay the U.K.’s exit from t... Read more
Currencies: British Pound Hit By Volatility As Mays Key Brexit Gets Rejected A Second Time
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Tuesday’s session is dominated by the British pound and news flow surrounding Brexit ahead of a key votes on how the U... Read more
Is Universal Basic Income The Solution To Technological Unemployment?
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The rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) has, and will continue to, cast a long shadow over the future o... Read more
Fed Chair Powell: 'The Law Is Clear,' Trump Can't Fire Me
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tells "60 Minutes" that President Trump cannot remove him from office. Read more
Northern Ireland Is Taking A Business As Usual Approach As Brexit Looms
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As the March 29 deadline for Brexit approaches with no sign the U.K. government is close to a final deal, one region is ... Read more
Larry Kudlow Says The Weak Jobs Report Is 'very Fluky,' And He Wouldn't Pay Attention To It
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Kudlow's comments came after the Labor Department's employment report showed U.S. job growth came to a near halt in Febr... Read more
Ex-Obama Advisor Larry Summers Rips 'dangerous' Economics Backed By Ocasio-Cortez And Other Dems
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Advocating the government print money without worrying about the bills is a dangerous approach being pushed by far-left ... Read more
