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The Fed-Induced Bank Wobble
Today on TAP: Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is a function of the Fed rate spike, and will surely trigger calls for its well-heeled tech and venture capital clients to get a bailout.
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Conservative Witness Admits Potential Chaos From CFPB Court Case
The witness said that the Supreme Court finding CFPB’s funding unconstitutional ‘could result in significant problems throughout the financial system.’
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Rumored Fed Nominee Thinks Tim Geithner Did Right by Homeowners
President Biden may nominate Janice Eberly, former deputy to the mastermind of America’s foreclosure crisis.
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Excessive Bank Overdraft Charges Demand Regulation
Today on TAP: It’s another vivid case of the junk fees that Biden has begun to challenge.
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The Fed’s Own Economists Challenge Interest Rate Folly
Today on TAP: Biden should appoint a prominent dissenter to the open post of Fed vice chair.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Joe Biden Versus the Undertow
Some top economic officials reinforce the corporate globalist paradigm that Biden is struggling to overthrow. Consider the new director of the National Economic Council.
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Beware Debt Hysteria
Today on TAP: Spending cuts for the sake of debt reduction would weaken both Biden and the economy.
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Julie Su as Labor Secretary Is a Three-Fer
Today on TAP: She opens space for Biden to name someone better than Lael Brainard to head the NEC.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Keeping Crypto From Corrupting the Regulators
Financial scams thrive on weak regulation. Biden’s regulators are fighting back.
