Trump is attacking the wrong deficit if he hopes to right the economy

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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said President-elect Trump is attacking the media because he is “trying to steal” from Americans. Murphy joined MNSNBC’s “Deadline: White House” on Wednesday, where he ...
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President-elect Donald J. Trump’s proposals on tariffs, immigration, taxes and deregulation may have far-reaching and contradictory effects, adding uncertainty to forecasts.
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The Fed was more lucky than right in the fight against inflation — and still getting it wrong, these researchers say.

How successful was the Fed in fighting inflation in the first place? As little as 20% of the fall in inflation was due to the central bank’s rate hikes, researchers say.
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'Right decision, wrong process' - lack of DRS mars women's Test

The lack of a decision review system has a big impact on the women's Test match between England and South Africa.
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Sanders says he hopes to work with Trump to raise minimum wage

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that he hopes to work with President-elect Trump to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour, the federal standard last raised in 2009. In an interview ...
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Man who attacked, then rescued, ex-wife hoped to be her hero

Morgan Metzer survived a violent attack in her Canton, Georgia, home by an assailant she described as dressed in black and sounding like Batman. The only thing more surprising than the attack ...
CBS News - Dec. 15
Trump has options to mitigate the rising US budget deficit

While the long-term trajectory of the fiscal debt will probably remain a concern, there are some potential incremental actions the incoming president could take
Financial Times - Dec. 12
Trump says he won’t direct FBI to investigate enemies but Patel will do ‘what he thinks is right’

President-elect Donald Trump says he will not direct Pam Bondi or Kash Patel to go after President Joe Biden or Jack Smith, but it’s their decision.
NBC News - Dec. 8

Trump is attacking the wrong deficit if he hopes to right the economy

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