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White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett, who is on a shortlist to potentially become Federal Reserve leader, said on Fox ...

I recorded the December 19 commentary before President Trump gave his speech on Wednesday, December 16. I discussed the reason why the public sees inflation as a continuing problem and pointed out ...

Taken together, the funding trail behind the “warrior dividend” and the broader policy record outlined in the provided materials have fueled criticism that the one time payment does little to address ...

The main reason a recession was averted is President Trump backtracked from raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent after financial markets plummeted in April. The U.S. and China were able to ...

The Bank of Japan did the political version of jumping the shark on Friday: it hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 ...

The widening income gap, if left unaddressed, could hurt the ruling party at the 2028 presidential election. Read more at ...

In response to U.S. tariffs, B.C. passed the Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act on May 29. This law gives the ...

Federal regulatory changes, including Trump's executive order, are unlikely to materially impact cash flows for most major ...

Hard to follow the dizzying array of developments out of Washington over the past year? Here are our answers to your pressing ...

President Donald Trump tried to hit the reset button with Americans on Wednesday night by reminding them of the Biden administration and arguing his own policies have driven down prices and made ...

Buried in the rubble of his speech last night, President Trump gave this guarantee to a restive nation: mortgages will be cheaper next year.