Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced changes to the Fed’s monetary policy framework in his remarks at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Summit. Most notably, the Fed has decided to scrap its controversial

New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that inflation ticked down in July. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCEPI), which is the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at

Heading into Labor Day weekend, the news was abuzz with low gas prices, the ending of de minimis tariff exemptions, Kamala Harris’s secret service detail being nixed, and recent releases from the BEA

In early 2025, National Review reported that lobbying expenditures on tariffs had jumped an astonishing 277 percent over the prior year. Trade associations and industry groups flooded Washington with petitions, exemption requests, and

In early 2025, National Review reported that lobbying expenditures on tariffs had jumped an astonishing 277 percent over the prior year. Trade associations and industry groups flooded Washington with petitions, exemption requests, and

I regret it, but George Santayana’s famous statement, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” is misleading at best. The statement implies that if we do remember the past, we

I regret it, but George Santayana’s famous statement, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” is misleading at best. The statement implies that if we do remember the past, we

In contentious political environments, economic data rarely stand as objective measures. They are transformed into talking points and wielded to justify policies as much as to describe reality. A monthly jobs report, a