Happy Friday! President Donald Trump indicated today that the controversial and locally unpopular federal crackdown on crime that he launched in Washington, D.C., will be targeting Chicago next. "I think Chicago will be our next and then…
Happy Thursday! It certainly was a happy day for President Trump, who celebrated a New York appeals court decision that tossed out a roughly $527 million civil fraud penalty against him as "excessive" - though a deeply divided five-judge…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the resignation of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, after a Trump ally alleged she may have engaged in mortgage fraud and urged the attorney general to investigate her.
Happy Tuesday! It's National Soft Ice Cream Day! Also, National Potato Day. Our best wishes to all who celebrate. Here's what's happening on the fiscal front.
Happy Monday! The highlight on this week's economic calendar will take place on Friday, when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to deliver a closely watched speech at the Kansas City Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming…
Happy Thursday! Social Security was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 90 years ago today, but the program and the agency administering it now face major challenges. We've got a look at that and the latest economic…
Happy Thursday! Social Security was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 90 years ago today, but the program and the agency administering it now face major challenges. We've got a look at that and the latest economic…
Happy Tuesday! The White House celebrated a new report today that showed overall inflation held steady at 2.7%, just below economists' expectations - though the underlying data offered reason for concern.
Happy Tuesday! The White House celebrated a new report today that showed overall inflation held steady at 2.7%, just below economists' expectations - though the underlying data offered reason for concern.
Happy Monday! President Trump will hold a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, but he kicked off the week with a news conference this morning to announce an extraordinary exercise of presidential power to…
Happy Monday! President Trump will hold a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, but he kicked off the week with a news conference this morning to announce an extraordinary exercise of presidential power to…
Good evening. The tumult at the IRS continues, as President Trump ousted his choice to lead the agency after less than eight weeks on the job. We've got details on that and other Trumpian turmoil.
Happy Thursday! President Donald Trump said today that he will nominate Stephen Miran, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, to temporarily fill a seat on the Federal Reserve's board of governors being vacated by…
Happy Wednesday! The self-described "Tariff Man" was at it again today, announcing that he'll impose a tariff of about 100% on imported semiconductor chips - but the duty would not apply to companies that have "made a commitment" to…
Happy Tuesday! President Donald Trump told CNBC today that he has narrowed down his list of potential successors to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to four candidates, including Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council,…
August entered with a thud today as the July jobs report fell short of expectations - and the labor market gains for the previous two months were revised sharply lower, suggesting that the economy has been slowing. President Donald Trump…
Good evening! Tomorrow, August 1, is President Donald Trump's deadline for dozens of trade deals. Here's what we're watching while also monitoring the other big trade deadline - today's, for Major League Baseball.
