That scary inflation chart is making the rounds again
A chart comparing today's post-COVID-19 inflationary wave to the great inflation of the 1970s is making the rounds again ...
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U.S. Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve will likely wait until September before cutting its policy rate, traders bet on Thursday, as data kept alive worries over elevated inflation and a decline in jobless claims ...
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We do not know what exactly Elon Musk is doing to the federal government
Americans don’t know the full extent of what Elon Musk is doing as he embeds alongside President Donald Trump at the top of the federal government. What we know is that he’s the world’s ...
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U.S. Money Supply Recently Did Something Last Seen During the Great Depression -- and It's Historically a Precursor to a Big Move in Stocks
The Federal Reserve didn't exist until December 1913, and the tools used to combat economic downturns are far more advanced today than they were during the Great Depression. All of this is to say ...
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Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
A federal judge on Friday sided with a coalition of 22 states and temporarily blocked a federal aid funding freeze directed by the Trump administration — the second such order this week.
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Elon and Trump’s great unjust purge of federal institutions
MSNBC Elon and Trump’s great unjust purge of federal institutions Posted: February 1, 2025 | Last updated: February 1, 2025 President Trump, with the help of Elon Musk, has continued his purge ...
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Why Do Some People Claim the Federal Reserve Is Unconstitutional?
Critics also argue that the Federal Reserve Bank violates the Constitution by being too closely tied to the private sector and lacking transparency and accountability. Some people are opposed to ...
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The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
What’s remarkable is that the Federal Reserve hasn’t yet needed to get involved in any of them. Enjoy the calm while it lasts. I think it’s a good bet that what we are seeing is a rare ...
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How an arcane Treasury Department office became ground zero in the war over federal spending
A month later, this obscure Treasury office is now a key battlefront in a wider war being waged by Trump and his allies over federal spending. Signs of the fight emerged this week. The top civil ...
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Editorial cartoon: Federal jobs
Dallas Morning News editorials are written by the paper's Editorial Board and serve as the voice and view of the paper. The board considers a broad range of topics and is overseen by the Editorial ...
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When will interest rates go down again?
The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declined to adjust interest rates after its first meeting of the year on Jan. 28 and 29, 2025. Starting in September, the FOMC lowered ...