Inflation & Taxes
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Scott’s Tots, Trump Accounts, and What Washington Can Learn from ‘The Office’
If Social Security is any guide, Americans should treat long-term federal promises like “Scott’s Tots”: big applause today, awkward reckoning tomorrow.
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If Independent Agencies Are Unconstitutional, so Is the Fed
The Court says expertise can’t override separation of powers. So why does the most powerful independent agency — the Fed — get a carveout?
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Regime Uncertainty: a Drag on the American Economy
Dealmaking politics have left businesses unsure of the rules, holding back on investments, Tariffs can be priced in. Uncertainty can’t.
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AIER Holiday Index: Pandemic Policies Still Raising Prices
Five years of interventionist policy, inflationary finance, and trade restrictions have steadily eroded consumers’ purchasing power.
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Dallas Fed President: It’s Time to Replace the Fed’s Interest Rate Target
Reducing the Fed’s role in the financial system would be a step in the right direction.
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Business Conditions Monthly: October Showed Slowing Inflation, Waning Momentum
Job growth is slowing, unemployment is rising, and affordability pressures persist heading into the critical holiday season. Economic resilience is at risk.
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The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.
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The Return of Quantitative Easing
After several years of quantitative tightening, the Fed is restarting QE amid persistent market and policy pressures.
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The Fed Cut Rates Again–What Else Is New?
Powell’s remarks highlighted the inherent difficulty of balancing inflation and employment under the Fed’s current dual mandate.
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We Learned Leadership Flipping Burgers: Don’t Close America’s On-Ramp
Inflating entry-level pay risks shutting young workers out of the most reliable path to skill development and long-term earnings.
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Scott’s Tots, Trump Accounts, and What Washington Can Learn from ‘The Office’
If Social Security is any guide, Americans should treat long-term federal promises like “Scott’s Tots”: big applause today, awkward reckoning tomorrow.
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If Independent Agencies Are Unconstitutional, so Is the Fed
The Court says expertise can’t override separation of powers. So why does the most powerful independent agency — the Fed — get a carveout?
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•
Regime Uncertainty: a Drag on the American Economy
Dealmaking politics have left businesses unsure of the rules, holding back on investments, Tariffs can be priced in. Uncertainty can’t.
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•
AIER Holiday Index: Pandemic Policies Still Raising Prices
Five years of interventionist policy, inflationary finance, and trade restrictions have steadily eroded consumers’ purchasing power.
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•
Dallas Fed President: It’s Time to Replace the Fed’s Interest Rate Target
Reducing the Fed’s role in the financial system would be a step in the right direction.
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Business Conditions Monthly: October Showed Slowing Inflation, Waning Momentum
Job growth is slowing, unemployment is rising, and affordability pressures persist heading into the critical holiday season. Economic resilience is at risk.
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The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.
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•
The Return of Quantitative Easing
After several years of quantitative tightening, the Fed is restarting QE amid persistent market and policy pressures.
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•
The Fed Cut Rates Again–What Else Is New?
Powell’s remarks highlighted the inherent difficulty of balancing inflation and employment under the Fed’s current dual mandate.
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•
We Learned Leadership Flipping Burgers: Don’t Close America’s On-Ramp
Inflating entry-level pay risks shutting young workers out of the most reliable path to skill development and long-term earnings.