In an interview this Wednesday, US President Joe Biden got to the heart of the main issue, inflation. Joe Biden on inflation In fact, according to reports, Biden’s position is that the Fed will act ...
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Joe Biden Claims Inflationary Pressure ‘Rests With the Federal Reserve,’ Praises the Fed’s ‘Extraordinary Support’ – Economics Bitcoin News
On Wednesday, U.S. president Joe Biden explained that the country’s central bank was dealing with a large share of the inflationary pressures the American economy is dealing with today. Biden welcomes...
A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Could Flood Europe With Millions Of Refugees
Joe Biden talking about his first year as President said Russia is likely to invade Ukraine. (Photo … [+] by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images President Biden warned in his year-end news co...
Biden’s First Year: An Economic Scorecard
A year after taking office, the president could be sunk by one economic metric no matter how good the other numbers are. The Biden administration has a long list of metrics to make the case that the U...
Biden administration announces plan to confront worsening wildfires
US President Joe Biden (C) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) tour a neighborhood destroyed by the Marshall Fire alongside Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle (L) in Louisville, Colorado, January 7, 2022. Sau...
The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Vaccine Mandates Threatens The Federal Government’s Ability To Protect Public Health
AFP via Getty Images Public health law expert Lawrence Gostin explains how the Supreme Court’s ruling against OSHA’s ability to implement a vaccine-or-test mandate could potentially undermine the fede...
Biden Invests $14 Billion In U.S. Ports And Waterways In Bid To Combat Climate Change And Ease Supply Chain Constraints—Here’s Where The Funds Will Go
Topline The White House on Tuesday sent $14 billion in freshly appropriated funds—stemming largely from the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan signed into law in November—to fund more than 5...
Majority Of Americans Still Want Employer Vaccine Mandates After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Policy, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans continue to believe employers should require their workers to get vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a Morning Consult poll, after the U.S. Supreme Court temp...
We Looked At How The Stock Market Performs During Midterm Election Years–Here’s How 2022 May Be Worse
Will Democrats hang onto control, or can Republicans take Congress? If history is any guide, it won’t really matter for stocks because markets typically surge once election uncertainty is lifted. Stoc...
Biden will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free
Workers produce N95 respirators at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will make 400 million highly protective ...
The Biden administration says it’s in talks to prevent flight disruptions over 5G rollout
A commercial aircraft approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as U.S. telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft...
Many Americans ‘Frustrated’ With Biden After First Year—Approval Numbers Still Better Than Trump’s
Topline Nearly one year into Joe Biden’s presidency, half of Americans report being frustrated with his performance and are unsatisfied with his handling of the economy, high inflation rates and the ...
Controlling Inflation Requires A Better Policy Mix, Not Business Scapegoating
The 37th President of the United States, Richard Nixon, on a television screen. (Photo by … [+] Keystone/Getty Images) Getty Images Thanks to errant fiscal and monetary policies, consumer prices...
‘Build Back Better’ May Be ‘Dead,’ But These Key Portions Will Pass, Sen. Kaine Says
Topline Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that President Biden’s $1.8 trillion “Build Back Better” social services bill is “dead,” but said that key portions of it, like education and workforce suppo...
Energy Sector Predictions For 2022
July 2021, Westlands Solar Park, near the town of Lemoore in the San Joaquin Valley of California is … [+] the largest solar power plant in the United States and could become one of the largest ...
President Biden taps economists for Fed governors’ seats, Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision
The White House has officially tapped former Fed governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as the vice chair for supervision for the Federal Reserve, as well as economists Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson to...
GE suspends Covid vaccine and testing rules after Supreme Court blocks Biden mandate
An employee helps install a traction motor onto the truck of a General Electric Evolution Series Tier 4 diesel locomotive at the GE Manufacturing Solutions facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Luke Sharrett...
Biden Administration Threatens To Revoke Arizona Stimulus Funds Used For Anti-Mask Mandate Programs At Schools
Topline The Treasury Department is threatening to revoke more than $170 million in federal stimulus money and withhold future funds from Arizona, it informed the state Friday, after Arizona Gov. Doug ...
Biden administration threatens to claw back Covid funds from Arizona over school anti-mask policies
U.S. first lady Jill Biden speaks with people during a tour of a COVID-19 vaccination site at Isaac Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona, June 30, 2021. Carolyn Kaster | Pool | Reuters The Biden administ...
SPR Release Had A Minimal Market Impact—But Might Be Repeated
President Joe Biden. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Getty Images Oil price stability is in the eye of the beholder, but without question, after last year’s collapse, prices have been relatively s...
Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed
Sarah Bloom Raskin, in her role as Deputy Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, October 2, 2014. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be...
Biden says U.S. to provide high quality masks for free to Americans
US President Joe Biden holds up a KN95 mask as he delivers an update on his Administrations whole-of-government COVID-19 surge response at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2022. Jim W...
Biden deploys military medical personnel to hospitals in six states
A soldier transports a patient at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 30, 2021. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the...
Trump Loses ‘Tariff Man’ Crown To Biden, 2021 Data Shows
President Trump raised tariffs, largely on China, while he was in office and President Biden has … [+] largely kept them in place. AFP via Getty Images The United States collected more in tariff...
US inflation hits 40-year high in new blow for Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden President Biden’s inflation woes have worsened as prices rose at the fastest pace for 40 years last month, increasing expectations of interest rate rises as soon as March. The D...
Bill Gates Believes Covid-19 May Eventually Be Treated Like The Seasonal Flu; Here’s What That Means
As variant after variant of Covid-19 has boldly emerged over the last two years, public health experts and individuals worldwide have the same question in mind: when will the world be free of this dev...