Is the Fed board eroding regional Fed banks' independence? The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has a greater say over leadership at the reserve banks than it once did. But whether that benefits the central banking system is an open debate. The board has ... 04/19/2024 - 5:24 am | View Link
Why the Fed risks relearning the painful inflation lessons of the 1970s The resulting volatility leaked into equities — particularly the interest rate-sensitive areas of real estate, utilities, and regional banks ... Paul Volcker was installed as Fed chair ... 04/10/2024 - 7:01 pm | View Link
This Week: Consumer prices, Fed meeting minutes and earnings reports from several big banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo will all report quarterly results. Big banks have been raking in hefty profits as consumer keep spending and putting more and more expenses on their ... 04/7/2024 - 6:37 pm | View Link
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Eyes Three Cuts in 2024: What the Experts Are Saying Overall, despite recent bumps in the inflation road, major central banks remain on track for rate ... So much for Jay Powell's presumed admiration for Paul Volcker." – Brad Conger, chief ... 03/19/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Witness testimony will continue Thursday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Follow here for the latest live news updates from court, analysis and more.
“A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting Vice President Kamala Harris brawled with several other agents on Monday morning,” the New York Post reports.
“The agent in question, whose identity has not been revealed, was immediately ‘removed from their assignment,’”
Trump-supporting conspiracy theorist Jim Hoft posted a message to his readers saying they are filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection claiming it is as a result of the progressive liberal lawfare attacks against our media outlet.
Hoft didn't say exactly who, what, or why this is happening now, but Will Sommer from the Washington Post has some information.
While he didn’t name which lawsuits he was referencing, the site is being sued for claims of defamation and infliction of emotional distress by Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss, two Georgia election workers who say they faced threats after the site leveled baseless accusations of ballot fraud against them.
That sounds about right.
When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged onto the steps of Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon, he was greeted with a deafening sound: hundreds of booing students.
Johnson had just emerged from meetings with Jewish students at the university to discuss what he, other Republicans, and some Democrats allege is rising antisemitism on campuses nationwide.