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Independence or Accountability: The Fed Cannot Have Both
Kevin Warsh gavels his first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman this week. Lisa Cook…
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Independence or Accountability: The Fed Cannot Have Both
Kevin Warsh gavels his first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman this week. Lisa Cook’s seat on the Board awaits a Supreme Court ruling the justices…
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World's First Net-Worth Trillionaire Shows Us How Markets Price the Future
Following the pricing of the SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire, on paper. A significant portion of the response will p…
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Measuring Trump 2.0 Against Trump 1.0: Tariff Boasts Meet the Data
In his State of the Union address earlier this year, President Trump boasted that “one of the primary reasons for our country’s stunning economic …
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May’s Inflation Is More Than an Energy Story
Inflation remained elevated in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported yesterday . The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5 percent last m…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Economic Misconceptions
Twenty-five years ago this fall, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone premiered on 8,500 screens in the United States. The first movie adaptation …
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Rises Again as Energy Shock Fuels Inflation
The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose to 316.0 in May 2026, up 1.22 from the previous month. The index has risen 6.3 percent since the start of 2…
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Why Water Prices Are Rising
America is good at solving problems, but less good at recognizing when the “solutions” become the problem. Nowhere is this more evident than on your…
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