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Trump promised ‘rocket fuel.’ The economy got a ‘big yawn’ housing bill and higher debt than defense costs instead

By Josh Boak and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey, right, and BoE Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli attend the Monetary Policy Report press conference.

Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% for fifth time this year

By The Associated Press and Danica KirkaJuly 30, 2026

President Donald Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump can’t stop shooting himself in the foot, as the stage looks set once again for Warsh to hold—if not hike—interest rates

By Eleanor PringleJuly 27, 2026

im Tran with her Grandaughter, two weeks old Alessandra on 28th October, 2005.

‘The demographic dividend of the last 40 years is ending’: J.P. Morgan says the world is running out of the two things that kept interest rates down

By Eleanor PringleJuly 24, 2026

Mark Zandi, Moody's chief economist.

‘It’s fair to ask whether it was worth it’: The Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household—and that’s a conservative estimate, Mark Zandi says

By Tristan BoveJuly 1, 2026

A former Fed colleague of Kevin Warsh on what to expect: ‘Plan for higher rates’

A former Fed colleague of Kevin Warsh on what to expect: ‘Plan for higher rates’

By Catherina GioinoJune 29, 2026

The bond market knows something about the $39 trillion national debt that Washington doesn’t

The bond market knows something about the $39 trillion national debt that Washington doesn’t

By Eva RoytburgJune 25, 2026

Alan Greenspan testifying before the Senate Banking Committee.

The man who invented the Fed’s magic trick just died. His successor is about to try it again

By Eva RoytburgJune 23, 2026

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh arrives to his swearing-in ceremony to be the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the East Room of the White House on May 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Kevin Warsh’s first Fed test is here: He must navigate hawks ‘on the offensive’ and Wall Street’s hunger for details on regime change

By Eleanor PringleJune 16, 2026

Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, makes his way to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho

Buffett says Abel ‘has launched’ with his first big Berkshire deal: an $8.5 billion housing bet

By Eva RoytburgJune 1, 2026

Interior view of the New York Stock Exchange

New York Fed warns about $69 trillion foreign investment ‘burden’ on U.S. economy

By Tristan BoveMay 18, 2026

Kevin Warsh, nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, arrives for his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair in party-line vote amid Elizabeth Warren’s ‘sock puppet’ criticism

By Eva RoytburgMay 13, 2026

Donald Trump

The US is in a league of its own when it comes to its debt burden, as rating agencies bemoan ‘long-running deterioration’ in fiscal governance

By Tristan BoveMay 3, 2026

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs a press conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2026.

Fed whisperer splits on Powell: A+ as steward, but ‘I don’t think you could give him high marks on the economy’

By Eva RoytburgMay 3, 2026

Interest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook

Interest on U.S. debt is becoming a top driver of future deficits, as the sheer size of past borrowing overwhelms the fiscal outlook

By Jason MaMay 2, 2026

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