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U.S. and Iranian officials remain locked deep in negotiations to secure a lasting ceasefire to the war that has rocked…
It’s been a constant question: will new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh act more like his true, hawkish self, or will…
The bond market knows something about the $39 trillion national debt that Washington doesn’t
The national debt—a barely comprehensible $39 trillion—seems, to hear economists tell it, forever one shock away from bringing the whole…
The man who invented the Fed’s magic trick just died. His successor is about to try it again
Some of the most consequential decisions in the global economy of the 1990s were worked out in a bathtub. Alan…
Buffett says Abel ‘has launched’ after new Berkshire CEO makes $8.5 billion housing bet
Berkshire Hathaway was long teased as the conglomerate that couldn’t find anything worthwhile to buy. Now, as the cash pile…
For decades, the U.S. enjoyed a peculiar privilege: It owed the world a fortune but somehow still collected more than…
Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair in party-line vote amid Elizabeth Warren’s ‘sock puppet’ criticism
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world’s most…
The Federal Reserve’s board of governors Kevin M. Warsh takes the reins of the Federal Reserve at a critical juncture…
US debt exceeds GDP for first time since WW II as Fitch warns credit rating could fall further
The U.S. is now unmatched in a regrettable category. Among rich and spend-happy nations that are globally seen as safe…
Interest on US debt is a top driver of future deficits, as past borrowing overwhelms fiscal outlook
U.S. debt is expected to continue soaring in the coming decades not because of excesses committed by future lawmakers, although…












