Stephen I. Miran, the newest member of the central bank’s Board of Governors, thinks some of his colleagues are too worried about inflation.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said parts of the US economy, especially the housing sector, are already in recession due ...

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and ...

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On paper, the economy is growing and unemployment is low. But federal government policymakers are behaving like there is an ...

“U.S. Economic Growth Expected to Flatline in 2025. Tariffs Are the Main Reason.” – Barron’s (April 15, 2025) “If they don’t change the tariffs, it’s ...

In 2008, the stock market collapsed in what would later be known as the Great Recession. 17 years later, those of us who were toddlers at the time are coming of age during a financial crisis of our ...

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Build an emergency fund that can cover six to 12 months of essential expenses. Compare CDs, high-yield savings accounts and money market funds. Use a zero-based budget to manage spending. Consider ...