Most Federal Reserve officials expect additional interest rate cuts as long as inflation declines over time, though they remain divided over when and how far to cut, minutes of this month’s meeting show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/31/economy/fed-minutes-rate-cuts-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #federalreserve #interestrates #inflation #globaleconomy
U.S. President Donald Trump muses that he still might fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, teasing that he has a preferred candidate to replace him but is in no hurry to make an announcement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/30/markets/trump-fed-chair-pick/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #jeromepowell #federalreserve
Are cryptocurrencies a genuine innovation capable of serving the common good, or a speculative threat to financial and social stability? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/26/world/crypto-opportunity-or-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cryptocurrency #bitcoin #ethereum #stablecoin #federalreserve #commodityfuturestradingcommission #securitiesandexchangecommission
The U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years, growing at an annualized pace of 4.3%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/economy/us-economy-gdp-gains/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #economicindicators #donaldtrump #federalreserve
As candidates vie to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, it's unclear whether the central bank will maintain enough autonomy and credibility to manage the economy under pressure from politics and the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/23/world/fed-autonomy-credibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #federalreserve #supremecourt #donaldtrump #dollar #currencies #globaleconomy #debt #ai
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as it looks for clearer signals about the direction of the job market and inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/economy/federal-reserve-board-interest-rate-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #interestrates #globaleconomy #donaldtrump #us #jeromepowell
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a further interest rate cut despite divisions among its ranks, with chief Jerome Powell's ability to secure support from fellow policymakers being put to the test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/10/economy/fed-rate-cut-likely/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #federalreserve #jeromepowell #donaldtrump #economicindicators
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has decided on his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair, without naming his choice, after making clear he expects his nominee to deliver interest-rate cuts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/markets/trump-choice-federal-reserve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #federalreserve #jeromepowell
The annual rate of #inflation was 3% in Sept—almost exactly the same as it was on Inauguration Day.
Trump’s failure was predictable. #Prices almost never fall across the entire #economy. When they do, it tends to be because of a crisis, such as the #GreatDepression. Trump is responsible for misleading people. But he has not merely failed to keep an impossible promise. Trump has pursued policies, starting with #tariffs, that are making the problem worse by making life in the #US less #affordable.
One way to see the impact is to track #inflation over the past year. As the effects of the pandemic have worn off, the pace of price increases declined from an annual rate of 3% in January to 2.3% in April. Then, as #Trump’s policies started to take effect, inflation rebounded to 3%. “In some ways, this administration could have come in & done nothing & made progress on inflation,” said Claudia Sahm, a longtime #FederalReserve economist who now works at New Century Advisors, an investment firm.
"In this video, The Intellectualist examines whether #economicinequality in the #US today is worse than pre-revolutionary #France. Using #FederalReserve, #CBO data, & #economic #history, we reveal a shocking answer: the #wealth gap in America is worse."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXYPa3WX3g
#Politics #Democrats #Republicans #Liberals #Conservatives #Vote #Election #DemocraticParty #RepublicanParty #DonaldTrump #Trump #JDVance #JoeBiden #Biden #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Democracy #USA #Musk #Fascism #Fascist
Hey y’all, I don’t want to scare anyone, but... the #FederalReserve just made a huge move and it’s not getting any news attention.
It quietly injected $29.4 billion into the banking system. The largest liquidity boost in more than five years. Official data from FRED confirms it. The operation happened on October 31, 2025, through overnight repos — short-term loans where banks trade Treasuries for cash.
It’s payday loans for banks, for all intents and purposes.
It’s a signal the system is under real pressure. U.S. bank reserves have crashed to $2.8 trillion, a four-year low. The sharpest drop since 2020. Thats bad. That’s keep some cash handy bad.
#SCOTUS’ 6 conservative justices have so far been receptive to Trump’s claims of #PresidentialPower. Among other things, they have allowed the admin to withhold funds appropriated by #Congress, kick #transgender troops out of the #military & pursue aggressive #immigration-related policies—but all on a “temporary”, “emergency” basis.
The #tariffs case is the first time the justices have weighed the underlying legal merits of a key admin priority in Trump’s 2nd term.
Other such cases are on the horizon. Next month, #SCOTUS will consider #Trump’s efforts to seize control of #independent agencies. And in January, the justices will weigh his attempt to remove a member of the #FederalReserve Board. The admin has also asked them to consider the legality of the president’s executive order ending #BirthrightCitizenship.
#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #tariffs #economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank following its second straight interest-rate cut with another in December is "not a foregone conclusion." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/30/economy/fed-rates-powell-december/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #jeromepowell #us #economy #markets #economicindicators
A slate of economists from across the political spectrum urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re based on misconceptions about the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/25/economy/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-panned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #supremecourt #janetyellen #benbernanke #federalreserve #donaldtrump #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade
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more data on those “52 million americans” who congressional #dems think are using #crypto but actually aren’t: according to the atlanta federal reserve crypto ownership declined once again to 7.7% of adults in 2024 from its peak of 9.6% in 2022.
that 7.7% number includes people speculating on bitcoin via ETFs etc which is hardly “usage”. less than 2% of americans actually “use” crypto for anything (and a lot of that is probably just bros buying NFTs).
#uspol #uspolitics #federalreserve #economics #econfedi #econ #finance #democrats #Blockchain8 #cryptocurrency #blockchain
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Fascinating history of the newspaper's 140 years. The paper led a successful crusade against a burgeoning KKK in the early 20th century. It brought the Fed too!
The Dallas Morning News turns 140! 📰
Texas’ oldest business publishes 51,135th consecutive edition.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2025/10/01/the-dallas-morning-news-turns-140/
#Journalism #Newspaper #Texas #Dallas #CherylHall #USA #Galveston #FederalReserve #WFAA #JFK #Pulitzer #Braniff #Sports #ComicPageHeist #RockOfTruth #DallasMorningNews
Cars from President John F. Kennedy's motorcade are parked outside the outside the emergency room at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Joe Laird / Staff photographer
Front page of the March 31, 1981 issue of The Dallas Morning News featuring the headline "PRESIDENT SHOT Suspect once lived in Highland Park" and a photo of President Ronald Reagan being hustled into the presidential limousine after having been shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
The Dallas Morning News
Pedestrians pass the headquarters of The Dallas Morning News at 1954 Commerce Street in Dallas on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer
"The Morning News celebrates 140 years. Count this as another victory for print. If you haven’t yet seen it, the physical version of the paper today does something that can’t be replicated online. To celebrate their anniversary, the folks at the News published a wraparound front page with a huge, beautiful illustration created by Michael Hogue. On the inside, they printed a replica of their very first all-text front page, from 1885. A story with a dateline from Baird, Texas, caught my eye: “AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. Bold Assault of a Tramp on a Hotel Chambermaid at Baird—He is Followed Westward, Captured and Jailed. Quite an excitement was created here last night by the entrance of a tramp, who gave his name as Af. Wilson, into the apartments of one of the chambermaids at the Commercial Hotel and attempting to outrage her. The tramp came here Wednesday and was employed as dishwasher at the hotel. He entered the room in bare feet, carrying a large butcher knife in his hand. He approached the bed of the maid and arousing her, said: ‘If you make any noise I will kill you.'” There’s more. If you’re a design and/or journalism geek, this is one worth getting your hands on."
- Tim Rogers
https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/the-morning-news-celebrates-140-years/
more data on those “52 million americans” who congressional #dems think are using #crypto but actually aren’t: according to the atlanta federal reserve crypto ownership declined once again to 7.7% of adults in 2024 from its peak of 9.6% in 2022.
that 7.7% number includes people speculating on bitcoin via ETFs etc which is hardly “usage”. less than 2% of americans actually “use” crypto for anything (and a lot of that is probably just bros buying NFTs).
#uspol #uspolitics #federalreserve #economics #econfedi #econ #finance #democrats #Blockchain8 #cryptocurrency #blockchain
Embattled Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will remain for now as the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to allow President Donald Trump to immediately oust her, easing pressure on the central bank after months of criticism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/02/lisa-cook-supreme-court/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #federalreserve #lisacook #donaldtrump
Fascinating history of the newspaper's 140 years. The paper led a successful crusade against a burgeoning KKK in the early 20th century. It brought the Fed too!
The Dallas Morning News turns 140! 📰
Texas’ oldest business publishes 51,135th consecutive edition.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2025/10/01/the-dallas-morning-news-turns-140/
#Journalism #Newspaper #Texas #Dallas #CherylHall #USA #Galveston #FederalReserve #WFAA #JFK #Pulitzer #Braniff #Sports #ComicPageHeist #RockOfTruth #DallasMorningNews
Cars from President John F. Kennedy's motorcade are parked outside the outside the emergency room at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Joe Laird / Staff photographer
Front page of the March 31, 1981 issue of The Dallas Morning News featuring the headline "PRESIDENT SHOT Suspect once lived in Highland Park" and a photo of President Ronald Reagan being hustled into the presidential limousine after having been shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
The Dallas Morning News
Pedestrians pass the headquarters of The Dallas Morning News at 1954 Commerce Street in Dallas on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer
"The Morning News celebrates 140 years. Count this as another victory for print. If you haven’t yet seen it, the physical version of the paper today does something that can’t be replicated online. To celebrate their anniversary, the folks at the News published a wraparound front page with a huge, beautiful illustration created by Michael Hogue. On the inside, they printed a replica of their very first all-text front page, from 1885. A story with a dateline from Baird, Texas, caught my eye: “AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE. Bold Assault of a Tramp on a Hotel Chambermaid at Baird—He is Followed Westward, Captured and Jailed. Quite an excitement was created here last night by the entrance of a tramp, who gave his name as Af. Wilson, into the apartments of one of the chambermaids at the Commercial Hotel and attempting to outrage her. The tramp came here Wednesday and was employed as dishwasher at the hotel. He entered the room in bare feet, carrying a large butcher knife in his hand. He approached the bed of the maid and arousing her, said: ‘If you make any noise I will kill you.'” There’s more. If you’re a design and/or journalism geek, this is one worth getting your hands on."
- Tim Rogers
https://www.dmagazine.com/micropost/the-morning-news-celebrates-140-years/