The Irish government is to deliver its toughest budget in years in a bid to shield its economy from the threat of declining investment from US firms https://t.co/v8TkYmqcU2 ...

US Economic Outlook - The Trump administration's policies aim to improve the lives of average American families, fueling market enthusiasm in the United States [1] - The US economy is experiencing a "sugar high" due to fiscal and monetary stimulus, typically seen during recessions, but occurring amidst near full employment [2] - The market has largely moved past tariff issues, but concerns related to tariffs, particularly high inflation, remain unresolved [3] - Markets are underestimating the potential for a significant increase in inflation, given pro-inflationary immigration, fiscal, and monetary policies [4]

New Zealand’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates this week but economists are divided over how aggressively it will respond to the weak economy https://t.co/WgDJt69GEz ...

The UK’s Conservative Party promised to slash spending on welfare, foreign aid and the civil service in a bid to re-establish its credentials as a sound steward of the economy 15 months after being ejected from power https://t.co/1ZMROBx8pQ ...

Economic Policy - Hungary's government is expanding subsidized loan programs [1] - The expansion aims to boost the economy before the spring elections [1]

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear at least two cases in its upcoming term that have major implications for the economy. https://t.co/UtkNGMeH90 ...

The government shutdown makes it harder to gauge how the economy is doing, and the problem is likely to worsen the longer the shutdown continues—especially when it comes to inflation. https://t.co/CjRWZerSE4 ...

Andrej Babis heads into this weekend’s election with promises to grow the economy more quickly and reverse some austerity. https://t.co/jyJsvVzjsV ...

Government & Economy - Elected leaders must govern and make tough choices [1] - Both parties are to blame for the failure to govern [2] - The economy will bear the largest price for the government shutdown [2] National Debt - The country has trillions of dollars in debt [1] - Neither party wants to deal with the huge debt [1]

Well, the ultra wealthy just got ultra wealthier. I'm CNBC's Robert Frank. The top 10% of Americans added over $5 trillion to their wealth in the second quarter.That was driven mainly by the stock market. All wealth groups saw gains in the quarter with the bottom half of Americans adding about $150 billion to their wealth. But the fastest growth is at the very top.The top.1%, those are folks worth $46 million or more. They have seen their wealth nearly double since 2020 to over $23 trillion. Stocks were the ...