The Federal Reserve left interest rates steady Wednesday in what was almost certainly Jerome Powell’s final meeting as its leader, but there were the most internal dissents at a Fed meeting in 34 years. The big picture: The surprising dissents show that Kevin Warsh, whose confirmation to lead the Fed is pending in the Senate, will face significant internal resistance to delivering…
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Data: Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The uncomfortable new normal for the U.S. economy: spending growth concentrated at the top of the income ladder, a split largely explained by wealth gains from financial assets. Why it matters: The K-shaped economy is real, though it is not particularly new. That’s the conclusion of research out Friday morning…
This is shaping up to be a momentous week for the Federal Reserve. What comes next for the Fed’s leadership has come into clearer focus in the last three days, but one big question hangs over the institution. The big picture: On Wednesday, the Senate Banking Committee is set to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Fed, after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) indicated his…
This time, one month after the conflict in Iran began, funds in this category began to post negative returns. For now, both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, at their respective meetings in late April, decided to wait for more definitive data before taking action. Damià Rey, executive director of the GVC Institute, echoes this sentiment, ruling out…
At this point, it goes without saying that the war in the Middle East has clouded the global economic outlook, which had been looking positive for 2026. This is the case with the U.S. Federal Reserve, which decided to keep the benchmark rate between 3.5% and 3.75% per year at last week’s meeting, citing high inflation driven by the supply shock, even as economic…
Macro investor and the founder and CEO of Azuria Capital LLC, Otavio Costa, is slamming the Federal Reserve' s latest inflation narrative, accusing the central bank of using curated data to justify premature interest rate cuts while actual living costs continue to soar. Louis Fed’ s recent promotion of the Trimmed-Mean PCE inflation rate— a metric closely…
How Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve backfired, thwarting his plans to reform it For more than a year, President Donald Trump waged an unusually aggressive and public campaign to bring the Federal Reserve to heel.. When Trump returned to the White House last year, he tried a more aggressive approach: he repeatedly toyed with the idea of firing Powell; he…
Pennsylvania’s Affordable Care Act marketplace has seen health insurance cancellations skyrocket so far this year. The big picture: Spiking insurance premiums, driven in part by recently expired federal subsidies, are pushing enrollment down, as higher costs for energy, gas and food strain household budgets. State of play: Roughly 45,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped coverage through…
Remote identity verification has become the backbone of digital onboarding across banking, fintech, telecom, and insurance. Users open accounts, apply for loans, and activate services by uploading a photo of their ID — no branch visit required. The global market for online identity verification is projected to exceed $18.2 billion by 2027, reflecting just how…
Gold prices moved slightly lower in early trading, reflecting a cautious market mood shaped by inflation concerns and evolving expectations around U.S. monetary policy. Spot gold slipped around 0.2% to near $4,606 per ounce, while futures also declined modestly, as investors reacted to recent signals from the Federal Reserve.
Rising liability insurance costs are prompting doctors to call on states to impose more limits on the damages patients can collect in malpractice cases. Why it matters: More than half of the states have enacted malpractice payout limits, in an effort to make insurance premiums more predictable. But groups led by the American Medical Association say that without more relief,…
DOVER— A Strafford Superior Court judge granted a preliminary injunction April 30, ordering SchoolCare to continue paying health insurance claims made by Dover educators beyond a May 1 deadline. SchoolCare threatened to stop paying claims on May 1 if Dover failed to pay a special assessment of $1.7 million above and beyond its normal monthly premium in order…
Two major insurers, together covering nearly 760,000 households in California, are seeking to raise insurance rates for single-family homes, according to new filings with the California Department of Insurance. The Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club, the AAA- affiliated insurer for Southern California applied to raise rates for homeowners by…
The Westwood Regional School District approved a $78.9 million budget for the coming school year that cuts 10 teaching and secretarial jobs and four administrative positions as it seeks to deal with rising health insurance costs. The budget, which has a 6.7% school tax levy increase, was approved unanimously at the April 30 Board of Education meeting at…
Roughly 130,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped coverage through Pennie, the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, in the past five months. Why it matters: About 1 in 10 Americans enrolled in an ACA plan last year now lack health coverage, per surveys by research nonprofit KFF. The big picture: Soaring insurance premiums, driven in part by recently expired federal subsidies, are…
A leading Democratic think tank has started putting meat on the bones of a midterm health care affordability agenda, calling for policy shifts that its authors say would immediately lower costs. Why it matters: There’s a change in how Democrats are talking about health care, and it could spell big trouble for industry profits should they regain power any time soon. Driving the…
Rising living expenses and increasing premiums are forcing individuals and families to rethink coverage, leading to reduced enrollment and growing reliance on alternative insurance options.
Policy changes affecting immigrant seniors are raising concerns about fairness, access to care, and long-term healthcare stability for individuals who contributed to the system over many years.
Austin health insurance is becoming harder to navigate due to reduced support and rising costs, leaving many individuals struggling to find suitable and affordable healthcare coverage options.
