Inflation picked up in October, but remains more or less on track. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at…
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Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder argues that President-Elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda will spark inflation. “Almost every economist will tell you — as many did before Nov.…
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Another disinflationary hiccup: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent in November and 2.7 percent over the last year. Year-over-year prices grew…
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In December, AIER held its inaugural monetary conference, Building a Better Fed Framework, at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. As the Federal Reserve embarks upon its monetary policy…
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Prices still pinch: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent in December and 2.9 percent over the past year. The major cause was…
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How much longer will high inflation plague the US economy? Both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI) have grown faster than 2 percent…
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President Trump’s return to the White House has sparked a resurgence of interest in central bank independence. Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said he would step down from his Vice…
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Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick vowed Wednesday that he would ensure the department counts all people under the U.S. Census, despite previous efforts by Donald Trump to exclude undocumented immigrants.…
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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, the first signing of a bill in his second term in the White House. The legislation, which…
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for trading bribes for political favors. Federal prosecutors levied allegations of bribery, extortion and acting as a…
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Democrats have made it clear they want Donald Trump’s nominees to pay the price of the president’s federal aid freeze. Billionaire Howard Lutnick, the pick to lead the Commerce Department,…
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Trader Joe’s shoppers each have their favorite goodies sold exclusively by the grocery chain. Some foods have devoted fans, and some of those stand out as…
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(NewsNation) — The Kennedy family has a storied history in American politics. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a scion of the prominent Democratic political dynasty that included his uncle and former…
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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding to see the volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, asserting it has relevant…
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(The Hill) – President Trump’s approval rating slipped after his first week back in the Oval Office, where he issued a slew of executive orders (EO), according to a new…