The EURGBP cross remains on the defensive around 0.8425 during the early European session on Thursday, trading with mild losses after the monthly UK Gross Domestic Product data. The UK economy grew more than expected in May after stagnating in April, with the GDP expanding at 0.4% MoM. This figure beat market expectations of 0.2% … Read more
The Corner Economy & Business Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), left, and Oren Cass, right (Leah Millis/Reuters, National Conservatism/Screengrab via YouTube) applauded it. The economics of these two isn’t too good, but their populist signaling is strong. See, they want more taxes on corporations, proving that they are concerned about fairness (labor shouldn’t be taxed … Read more
Vance CariagaJuly 9, 2024 at 7:19 PM Ridofranz / Getty Images/iStockphoto Federal income tax refunds have been remarkably consistent over the past decade or so, with average refunds tending to hover between about $2,750 and $2,900 from January through April each year. Given that track record, it’s unlikely that average refunds will fluctuate much no … Read more
Tyson chicken barns in West Tennessee on April 21, 2021. (Photo: John Partipilo) They’re scattered across the rural Tennessee landscape: blue-sided barns stretching the length of five U.S. football fields, clustered together in groups numbering as few as three to as many as 20. Each of Tennessee’s nearly 2,200 industrial chicken barns produce about 200,000 … Read more
If you’ve been on social media or tuned into the news lately, you may have heard about Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation. A 900-page mandate from the conservative think tank is getting attention for its eyebrow-raising proposals. The legal organization, Democracy Forward has described Project 2025 as “among the most … Read more
Major currency pairs continue to trade in familiar ranges midweek as investors’ search for the next catalyst continues. Later in the day, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will deliver the Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report and respond to questions before the House Financial Services Committee in the second day of his Congressional testimony. Several other Fed policymakers … Read more
The title page reads, “Mandate for Leadership, the Conservative Promise — Project 2025, Presidential Transition Project.” What follows are 920 pages of sweeping changes for the “next conservative president” to put into effect or, if not sufficiently empowered, to recommend to Congress. From abortion to veterans affairs, the anthology of 30 chapters, each by a … Read more
Image Source : INDIA TV Budget 2024 Budget 2024: In the general budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, the focus should be on providing relief to taxpayers, especially those in the lower-income group, to boost consumption, Industry leaders suggested to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman is set to present the full budget for 2024-25 on … Read more
More than half of former President Donald Trump’s flagship policy proposals are unpopular with voters, according to a recent poll.Abolishing the Department of Education, cutting corporate taxes and giving the president more control over the civil service and independent federal agencies were amongst the least popular elements of Trump’s so-called Agenda 47. Only nine out … Read more
EURUSD is clinging to gains above the crucial support of 1.0800 on Tuesday as the Dollar remains under pressure due to firm market speculation that the Fed will start reducing interest rates in September. According to the CME FedWatch tool, traders see a 77% chance that interest rates will be lower than current levels in … Read more