The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau head has not been fired. Apparently, it’s because the Trump team can’t find anyone to replace him.
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Keeping the Fed Independent—to Serve Wall Street
Chair Jerome Powell is battling to keep control of the Federal Reserve. He and Trump agree on weak regulation. On cheap money policy, Trump is winning.
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Q&A: Taking On the Biggest Problems and the Biggest Companies
An exit interview with Jonathan Kanter, Biden’s head of the Justice Department Antitrust Division
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Big Banks Pick Inopportune Moment to Ditch Climate Commitments
As Los Angeles burns, the biggest banks have disclaimed membership in the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Mother Nature won’t take pity on them.
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When the Government Actually Governs
The Biden administration’s antitrust agencies are hitting the tape with new rules and enforcement actions.
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Michael Barr Hands the Fed’s Financial Regulation Powers to Trump
The Fed’s vice chair of supervision is stepping down to avoid a fight with the incoming president.
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Jimmy Carter’s Economic Legacy
He helped turn the Democratic Party away from its New Deal foundations.
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From the Middle Out and Bottom Up
The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.
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FTC Revives 1930s Law in Suing Alcohol Distributor
The Robinson-Patman Act, dormant for decades, is invoked in a case alleging that Southern Glazer’s favored big-box stores over independent rivals.
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The End and Beginning of the Lina Khan Era
The FTC chair lost her job on the same day she added another legal victory. The neo-Brandeisian efforts to convince judges to revive antitrust could have staying power.