President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country ...

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now working its way through Congress, permanently extends tax cuts ...

If the picture appears bleak for America’s graduates, it is bleaker still for Uncle Sam. Student lending was once profitable for the federal government. Now it loses 25 cents on every dollar lent. All ...

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Modern capitalism depends on smart regulation to thrive. Smart regulation is not an obstacle to capitalism. Smart regulation ...

The House of Representatives intends to begin work on the “One Big Beautiful Bill” at 9am today. Senators spent 27 hours ...

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Despite its name, there is a chimerical air to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ( BBB ), the Republican tax-and-spending plan ...

The Fed operates with what is known as instrument independence, which means that it can raise or lower interest rates or buy ...

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Capitalism’s operating system is due for a major upgrade. How that turns out depends on enormously consequential political ...