Election Updates: Harris Supporters Stump in Florida, Focusing on Reproductive Rights

After Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden appeared together on Monday, the campaign trail today is being left to surrogates. Read More

Proposed presidential policies defy mainstream economic thinking

We are finally seeing some of the proposed economic policies that both candidates for the presidency are rolling out. While still incomplete, a few commonalities are beginning to emerge. Unfortunately ... Read More

The Fed is ready to cut rates. Is it too late to prevent a recession?

Central bankers are shifting their priority from fighting inflation to supporting the job market. A 'soft landing' for the economy is the goal. Read More

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s path to interest rate cuts

Federal Reserve officials will have their own decisions to make, namely whether cutting interest rates so close to November will create the impression of political bias. Read More

Wall Street could be in for a bumpy week if Fed Chair Powell doesn’t strike the right balance

"Overall inflation data has been good enough to allow the Fed to start cutting rates this week amid a softening labor market, but do not give officials a reason to cut aggressively." ... Read More

Morning Report — Trump safe after another apparent assassination attempt

Former President Trump said he was uninjured Sunday after the Secret Service disrupted what the FBI described as an “apparent assassination attempt” at a Florida golf course where he was playing. Read More

The U.S. economy is still on track for a soft landing and the Fed is not behind the curve, says economist

David Bassanese of Betashares says it's premature to worry that the U.S. economy is slowing "too hard" based on the pace of hiring and that the Fed has gotten its interest rate decisions "as good as y ... Read More

Why The Federal Reserve Can Neither Cause Nor Deter A Recession

So long as Americans are talented, U.S.-based growth will be abundant, and will take place without regard to what the Fed does. Read More

Majority of voters think US economy is on wrong track: Poll

A majority of voters think the U.S. economy is on the wrong track, according to a new poll, as the Federal Reserve appears likely to lower interest rates this month after months of holding them ... Read More