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President has savaged Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, but he can’t easily fire him

Former Obama economic advisor Jason Furman just dropped a reality check that should have every investor paying attention to Washington’s fiscal math. In a pointed social media post, the Harvard economist highlighted a glaring problem with the Trump administration’s promise to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio by at least 3 percentage…

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is a credible, safe choice for US Treasury secretary -- and one that is likely positive for markets -- observers said Saturday following President-elect Donald Trump's highly anticipated nomination.

There are some conflicts to resolve between the rhetoric and realities of the emerging Harris-Walz economic agenda.

A half-baked idea that is just as dubious as Donald Trump's tariffs.

Years ago, when interest rates were low, calls for the federal government to exercise fiscal restraint were dismissed. That was unwise.

An Israeli billionaire resigned from the board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government after a student group’s letter “held the Israeli regime” accountable for the recent terrorist attacks.

Several chief executives called for names to be made public so that they, and others, could know not to hire the students

There are so many dots on the maps they blur into blobs – each one reflecting trillions of public and private dollars flowing in the U.S. in a nationwide investment