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Posted inLaw and Justice
Mortgage Bankers Scrambling Over Conservative Court Ruling
Faced with the potential invalidation of CFPB’s funding structure, the top lobbyist for mortgage companies asks Congress to write the agency’s rules into law.
Posted inTAP
Who Will Head the National Economic Council?
Today on TAP: Fed governor Lael Brainard’s name has been leaked. It’s more important to keep her at the Fed.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Federal Reserve Protects the Top One Percent
Our central bank operates by and for the financial elite.
Posted inTAP
The Misleading Reporting on Inflation
Today on TAP: The coverage overstates the problem, feeding the narrative of a necessary recession.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Inflation in an Unequal World Economy
How the Fed’s policies are doubly perverse for the Global South
Posted inEconomic Policy
Supply Shocks, Inflation, and the Limits of Monetary Policy
The major source of inflation was supply bottlenecks that are already subsiding for reasons unrelated to Fed rate hikes.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Regulators Prevented a Crypto-Fueled Economic Downturn
As Congress discusses crypto regulation, it’s important to note that the most important regulation has already been done.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Learning the Right Lessons From Recent Inflation
Why macroeconomic overheating was not the problem and austerity is the wrong cure.
