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…
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At the New York Times, Jeanna Smialek reports that economists are worried President-Elect Trump will stoke inflation. Voters returned Trump to office largely because of the economy, especially the high…
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Inflation ticked up in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 percent last month. Prices are up 2.6 percent over the last…
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Why did the United States abandon the gold standard? In an article published recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Maria Hasenstab cites the international gold shortage during…
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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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Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee offered Kennedy a chance to defend himself against Democrats’ attacks in his confirmation hearing Wednesday and suggested they would support him to lead the…
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The Senate on Wednesday voted 56-42 to move to a final vote on Lee Zeldin’s nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Three Democrats — Sen. Mark Kelly…
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Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health…