Forecasting The Peak Of Inflation Is No Easy Task
In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with an economist from George Washington University Tara M Sinclair about the pessimistic assessment of the US economy.
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Congress Found An Easy Way To Fix Child Poverty. Then It Walked Away.
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Imagine if the federal government could lift millions of American children out of poverty with a single program. This program would help parents put nutritious meals on the table, pay for school fees and even save for their children’s college – all without negative impact on the economy. You don’t have to … Read more
Missing 2022 Olympics not easy for Rangers’ Zibanejad, Panarin
The Rangers were thrilled to get back to game action Tuesday night against the Bruins at Madison Square Garden, but for certain players, watching the 2022 Beijing Olympics go on without them this past week was difficult. “It’s hard, to be honest with you,” said Mika Zibanejad, who was one of the first three players … Read more
Goodbye Easy Money as Hawkish Central Banks Speed Up Rate Hikes
(Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Most Read from Bloomberg The end of easy money is upon us. Two years after the pandemic sent the global economy into a deep but short recession, central bankers are withdrawing their emergency support — and they’re … Read more
Objecting from afar: How easy it is to snarl Senate bills
Mike Lee objected to a bill without even being in Washington, spotlighting how easy it is to derail Senate legislation.