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6+ min ago  (48+ words) The government must keep the import window open, which is preferable to knee-jerk export bans/restrictions on farm produce as resorted to in the past. Simultaneously, there is a need to protect farmers against prevented/failed sowing or yield loss…...

41+ min ago  (472+ words) FIFA world Cup 2026 Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will make his first monetary policy presentation to Congress on July 14. The testimony comes amid rising investor hopes for Fed interest rate hikes and as they await fresh inflation data. Also, it…...

24+ min ago  (97+ words) Consumer sentiment rose for the second consecutive month in June on strong exports and the stock market rally, the central bank said Tuesday. The composite cons...

30+ min ago  (458+ words) Japan and the US are coordinating closely on FX markets, with the "160 per dollar level acting as an unofficial line in the sand for traders. Currency markets have a way of making everyone nervous at once. Right now, traders watching…...

37+ min ago  (199+ words) Economists warn the narrow growth will leave sectors including construction, retail, services and small businesses struggling to keep pace "Looking solely at the numbers, it is something to cheer about. However, strangely, a corner of my heart feels heavy," Kim…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (222+ words) During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially,…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (270+ words) The Import Invasion Hollowed Out U. S. Factories Why did America's manufacturing productivity crash as we opened our markets to the world? The trade-off with globalized trade was supposed to work something like this. Globalization would allow for additional specialization, improving productivity....

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (732+ words) As global markets continue to adjust in response to international developments, one thing is clear: the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz marks a significant turning point for the U. S. economy. Oil prices are already down to $75 per barrel, gasoline dipping…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (230+ words) FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence reports on Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh's first interest rate meeting on "Special Report.' When Dr. Alan Greenspan, who passed away at 100, took the Fed chairmanship in July 1987, the Fed already held massive power under…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (19+ words) Sound money needs rules, not a maestro, a tension embodied in Alan Greenspan's long tenure at the Fed....