Today on TAP: Her recent speech reassuring Beijing was oddly soft-line and ill-timed.
Janet Yellen
Posted inAmerica and the World
Rising Debt and Sickly Growth
The World Bank and IMF are asking developing countries to do more with less.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Taxman Cometh
A new plan from the IRS lays out how the agency intends to revamp itself.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Free-Trade Deals Lite
To appease industrialized allies, the White House could undermine the delicate coalition backing domestic green manufacturing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The White House Debt Limit Strategy: Dismiss but Don’t Reject
Janet Yellen is stating that there’s no alternative but for Congress to increase the borrowing threshold, while giving herself room to take action if they don’t.
Posted inAmerica and the World
IMF and World Bank Predict Tolerable Crises
Rich economies expect to be largely unaffected by debt distress and looming defaults in developing countries.
Posted inTAP
The Zombie Survival of Crypto
Today on TAP: Will the Treasury rescue a scam sector just as it collapses of its own weight?
Posted inTAP
Biden’s Striptease on China Tariffs
Today on TAP: Some aides keep hinting of coming cuts, while their leader dithers and sends mixed signals.
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Weakening China Tariffs Will Not Relieve Inflation
Today on TAP: Some in the administration are again pushing for tariff cuts. Their approach is bad economics and worse politics.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Crypto: Containing the Hydra-Headed Beast
While the Fed and the Treasury dither, this behemoth is getting too complex to contain.
