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US Fed Begins Meet With Rate Hike On the Cards

The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, having signalled it is likely to raise the benchmark...

Headlines

Sooner Than Expected, US Fed Feels Its Time To Hike

The US Federal Reserve this week is poised to raise its benchmark interest rate amid burgeoning job growth and a surge...

International

‘Significant Uncertainty’ About Fiscal Policy Under Trump

U. S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy under...

Opinion

Heed The Lesson Jimmy Carter Never Learned

I recently observed how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also stagnant — and how the...

Opinion

Mr. Trump, Heed The Lesson Jimmy Carter Never Learned

In my previous column I observed here how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also...

Opinion

The Best Hope For Restoring The American Dream Now Lives In The US Senate

Who will conjure the American Dream back for us? Politics is part prestidigitation, part reality. A great magician...