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Economy

The Fed’s Two Inflation Gauges Disagree by 80 Basis Points. Warsh Is Hiking on the Higher One.

Futures markets now put the odds of a quarter-point Federal Reserve hike this month at 66%, and almost every explanation you will read today points at…

By Scott Allan · Sep 2 · 5 min read

Economy

The Fed’s Two Inflation Gauges Disagree by 80 Basis Points. Warsh Is Hiking on the Higher One.

The AI Buildout Borrowed $225 Billion at Low Rates. Warsh Just Signaled the Bill Is Repricing.

Druckenmiller Says Bessent Will Lose the Bond Fight as Treasury Eyes a $950 Billion Cash Pile

US Canada Trade Talks Collapse as 50% Tariffs Hit $20 Billion in Goods

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Fed Rate Decision Today: Warsh’s Silence Is the Only Number That Moves

June Jobs Report: ADP Signals Cooling Labor Market Ahead of Today’s Payrolls Data

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AI Has Eliminated 88,000 US Jobs in 2026, More Than Every Previous Year Combined

US Trade Deficit Blows Past $105 Billion as Businesses Front-Load Imports

Supreme Court Shields Fed Independence in 5-4 Ruling, Blocks Trump From Firing Governor Lisa Cook

Alan Greenspan Dies at 100, Leaving Wall Street the ‘Greenspan Put’ and a 2008 Reckoning

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