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Murdoch’s WSJ Slams Trump’s Ignorance on How Money Works

INFLATION 101

The editorial board of Rupert Murdoch’s WSJ hits Trump where it hurts.

Conrad Quilty-Harper | Published Feb 13, 2025

Top Economist Warns Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’

FRAUD ALERT

According to Paul Krugman, scamming working-class Americans is what the president-elect’s “whole life has been around.”

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Jan 15, 2025

Fed Reserve Chair Says He’s Not Resigning—Even if Trump Asks

I'M NOT LEAVIN’!

The Donald Trump appointee added that the election will have “no effects” on interest rate decisions.

Josh Fiallo | Published Nov 07, 2024

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MAGA Fans Boo Fed Rate Cut That Will ‘Alleviate Inflation’

BEARISH

The rally crowd was reacting to a reporter asking the Republican vice presidential nominee for his reaction to the Fed’s half-point interest rate cut.

AJ McDougall | Published Sep 18, 2024

Fed Staff No Longer Predict U.S. Recession This Year

GOOD NEWS

“Given the resilience of the economy recently, they are no longer forecasting a recession,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.

Brett Bachman | Published Jul 26, 2023

Fed Increases Interest Rates to 22-Year High

NO END IN SIGHT

After a one-month hiatus, the central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter point on Wednesday.

Chris Hippensteel | Published Jul 26, 2023

U.S. Inflation in May at 2-Year Low, Showing Signs of Relief

COOLING DOWN

A decrease in the price of energy and food staples like eggs helped keep the inflation rate in check.

Chris Hippensteel | Published Jun 13, 2023

Fed Admits It’s Partly to Blame for Silicon Valley Bank Mess

OWNING UP

A report blamed a set of 2019 rule changes that relaxed scrutiny on all but the biggest banks.

Victor Swezey | Published Apr 28, 2023

Fed Official Says SVB Has Itself to Blame for Failure

‘MISMANAGEMENT’

Sloppy management and a questionable “business model” led to the collapse, the country’s top financial regulator claims.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Mar 28, 2023

Fed Hikes Rates by a Quarter-Point Amid Banking Crisis

‘SOUND AND RESILIENT’

It marks the ninth consecutive rate hike since last March, with chair Jerome Powell warning that a “bumpy” road lies ahead in combating high inflation.

AJ McDougall | Published Mar 22, 2023

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