Today on TAP: The terms are a total victory for dockworkers and for smooth supply chain operation, as the White House faced down exorbitant shipper profits. What would Trump have done?
Lael Brainard
Posted inHousing
HUD Steps Forward on Junk Fees in Rental Housing
The Cabinet agency is presenting best practices for eliminating or limiting the worst overcharges.
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Powell on the Ropes
Today on TAP: A prime casualty of the crisis set off by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank could be Fed Chair Jay Powell—all too appropriately, and none too soon.
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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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.
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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.
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With Sarah Bloom Raskin Out, Who Gets That Key Fed Post?
Today on TAP: How about either Lael Brainard or Daniel Tarullo.
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Powell’s Reappointment Looks Shakier
Today on TAP: Biden’s pick to chair the Fed still up in the air
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Biden Should Retire Fed Chair Jay Powell
Today on TAP: Reappointment would be out of sync with Biden’s excellent regulatory appointments