U.S. Economy
These economists say artificial intelligence can narrow U.S. deficits by improving health care
Can artificial intelligence be so transformative as to solve one of the U.S. economy’s biggest problems: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit? According to three economists at the Brookings Institution, the answer is yes — AI could prove a positive “critical shock” for the country’s fiscal health. A working paper released last month by the Center on […]
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Britain’s ‘mini-budget’ disaster should serve as a warning to the U.S., bond strategists say
Former US President Donald Trump during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fears are mounting that the U.S. could soon experience its own version of Britain’s “mini-budget” crisis, with bond strategists warning that Donald Trump’s return to the White […]
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Trump tariffs to push down U.S. growth ‘a great deal’ going into 2026, Morgan Stanley warns
Prices on displayed in a New York grocery store on Feb. 1, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs will dent U.S. economic growth going into 2026, said Morgan Stanley’s chief global economist Seth Carpenter. President-elect Trump has stated that he intends to impose a blanket tariff of 10% […]
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Trump taps Brendan Carr to chair Federal Communications Commission
Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said […]
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During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions the U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration.” During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Xi […]
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India’s central bank chief warns growing risk of global inflation returning
Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), during an event at the Peterson Institute of Economics (PIIE) during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks have managed to engineer a […]
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Business leaders weigh the U.S.’ role in climate policy as Trump transitions to White House
Participants walk by the entrance of the U.N. COP29 climate conference at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BAKU, Azerbaijan — Dubbed the “climate financing COP,” the 29th iteration of the U.N.’s annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has hosted talks focused on unlocking crucial funds to combat environmental change […]
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‘Everyone is calling’: Trump’s tariff threats send U.S. companies scrambling for lobbyists and loopholes
In the days since President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential race, Nicole Bivens Collinson’s phone has barely stopped ringing. Collinson, who helps lead the international trade and government relations division at the lobbying firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, said she is fielding “dozens and dozens and dozens” of calls from anxious U.S. companies looking to […]
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Trump ‘most likely’ needs 60 votes in Senate to enact tariff plan, Sen. Rick Scott suggests
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump proposed sweeping new tariffs while on the campaign trail. The self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” has said he could impose such levies on U.S. imports without Congress’ approval. There’s debate among economists and other experts as to whether he could do so. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. — one of […]
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Fed’s Kashkari says Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if they provoke global trade ‘tit for tat’
Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff proposals could worsen long-term inflation if global […]
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