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The common claims about tariffs, used liberally by President Donald Trump to bring about a more fair international trading platform for Americans, have been exploded by a new study that assesses the impact of those programs over 150 years. In fact, the claims by Kamala Harris during her failed 2024 presidential campaign, are "in tatters" and the Fed has been shown…

—In a letter to Attorney General Pam Biondi on Monday, lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputed allegations by a Trump administration official that she committed mortgage fraud. The letter is the first response by Cook to a criminal referral in August by Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte has made several other…

Maryanne Perrin, an associate professor of nutrition. The study has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers collected and analyzed 600 milk samples from approved donors across eight milk banks in Chile, Kenya, Poland, Vietnam and the United States.

The EUR/USD exchange rate held steady last week as market participants focused on the odds of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in the coming meeting. The EUR/USD exchange rate has rebounded in the past few days as investors focused on some key statements from Federal Reserve officials. In multiple statements, Fed officials like Jeff Schmid of Kansas and…

Wall Street faced an uneven end of the week as sagging tech stocks and doubts about another rate cut from the Federal Reserve weighed on investors. Yet major stocks, including Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, were up by noon Friday. Nvidia, a major chipmaker, rebounded to positive territory Friday, but Advanced Micro Devices ended in the red.

Maryanne Perrin, an associate professor of nutrition. The study has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers collected and analyzed 600 milk samples from approved donors across eight milk banks in Chile, Kenya, Poland, Vietnam and the United States.

Maryanne Perrin, an associate professor of nutrition. The study has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers collected and analyzed 600 milk samples from approved donors across eight milk banks in Chile, Kenya, Poland, Vietnam and the United States.

There are no signs of a recession in Arkansas on the horizon, despite projected slowing growth and the uncertain effects of tariffs. Michael Pakko, chief economist and state economic forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis economists Kathleen Navin and B….

Investors believe that the Federal Reserve Bank will base its decision on whether to cut interest rates again at its Dec. 10 meeting on the state of the job market. Given that missing October inflation and jobs data may never be reported, according to the White House, it leaves the markets hanging and elevates the importance of the coming deluge of data.

The following was written by Winchester Sun freelance writer John Chaney. Julianne Dunn, regional executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Cincinnati Branch, toured Mt. Folly Farm on Thursday to examine how regenerative farming practices are affecting employment, supply chains, and food quality in Clark County. Dunn reports directly to the…

"Any failure by the Trump Administration to release delayed data could have disastrous consequences for our economy as Americans struggle to afford groceries, housing, and daily living expenses." Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the…

The following information was released by the Department of the Treasury:. As trusted partners, the United States Department of the Treasury and the Taiwan central bank, under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, decided to continue their close consultations on…

"The investing public relies on the accuracy and integrity of materials filed with the SEC," said SEC Inspector General Kevin B. Muhlendorf. " According to the indictment, Guanhua Su, 37, of Hong Kong, who goes by the alias " Michael Su," was the managing director and marketing director of Rhino Consulting Business Service Ltd, a Hong Kong- based financial services…

Bank Compendium, providing the latest view of the U.S. banking industry and analysis of 3 Q25 results for publicly traded U.S. banks with KBRA ratings. In this edition, we examine how KBRA-rated banks continue to benefit from rate cuts by the Federal Open Market Committee that began in late 2024. The Compendium includes 3 Q25 summaries on all publicly traded U.S….

There are no signs of a recession in Arkansas on the horizon, despite projected slowing growth and the uncertain effects of tariffs. Michael Pakko, chief economist and state economic forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis economists Kathleen Navin and B….

The average rate on a 30- year U.S. mortgage edged higher for the second week in a row, though it remains near its low point so far this year. Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors' expectations for the economy and inflation. They generally follow the trajectory of the…

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta:. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president and CEO Raphael Bostic discusses his outlook for the macroeconomy and monetary policy at the monthly meeting of the Atlanta Economics Club on November 12.

The following information was released by The Bank of Canada:. We construct a high-frequency dataset that documents the impact of Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada rate announcements, speeches, press conferences and minutes releases to Canadian financial markets between 1997 and 2023. Since BoC communications have little effect on U.S. interest rates,…

Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with steep losses in Nvidia and other AI heavyweights, as investors scaled back expectations of interest rate cuts due to inflation worries and divisions among central bankers about the U.S. economy's health. All three major U.S. stock indexes posted their steepest daily percentage declines in over a month.