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The looming debt-ceiling crisis is too big for the Fed to ignore
The economic facts have changed markedly since the Federal Reserve last met, in mid-December. Not only is inflation decelerating in…
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How China’s COVID surge will affect the world economy
It would be a gross understatement to say China is ill-prepared for President Xi Jinping’s recent abrupt abandonment of his…
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The Fed is playing with fire with its continued interest-rate hikes
The stock market’s thumbs down to last week’s Federal Reserve policy meeting should serve as a stark reminder to the…
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Fury over China’s insane, endless COVID lockdowns exposes President Xi
“Need human rights, need freedom,” chanted hundreds of protesters Saturday night in Shanghai, along with “Don’t want Covid test, want…
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Beware, Fed, of the coming credit market hangover
Warren Buffett famously said that only when the tide goes out will you find out who’s been swimming naked. By…
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Remote work could cost Americans their jobs within decade, experts say
Remote work may be a blessing for Americans who enjoy not having to commute to the office, but experts are…
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Entrepreneur hailed as a hero after threatening to burn down bank — to get his own money
Hours after Abdallah Al-Saii spilled gasoline over the floors of his hometown bank, and threatened to use his lighter to…
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The Fed must hit the brakes or risk an unnecessarily painful recession
John Maynard Keynes famously said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” One has…
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Erdogan fiddles in Moscow as Istanbul burns
While his country’s economic crisis deepens — not least due to his reckless policies — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
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