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'Would like to see transparency': GOP voters call for release of Epstein files
MSNBC· 2025-07-31 16:20
Welcome back. As President Trump tries to move away from the controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein files, not all of his supporters are ready to. Some new polling by the Washington Post shows 86% of Americans want all of the files from this case released, including 83% of Republicans.NBC's Shaquille Brewster is with us now live from St. Clair, Michigan. Shaq, that's an overwhelmingly conservative area.Trump won twothirds of the vote there in November. What are you hearing from people there about how the pres ...
Pres. Trump's attacks on the Fed 'unprecedented' in modern era: fmr. Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin
CNBC Television· 2025-07-30 20:54
uh bring in Charles Schwab's Kevin Gordon, High Tower Adviserss Stephanie Link and former Federal Reserve Governor Frederick Michigan. Um Stephanie and Fred uh Frederick are both CNBC contributors. And we are going to hear from uh from Steve Leeman who was in the room in just a moment.And Professor Michigan, I'd love your takeaway on on Pal's comments there. I mean, he he seemed to withhold any uh any indication that he's leaning toward a cut in September and in fact at one point said, "Hey, we're already l ...
Ray Dalio Explains Money Vs Credit
Principles by Ray Dalio· 2025-07-30 20:34
The reality is that most of what people call money is actually credit. The total amount of credit in the United States is about $50 trillion and the total amount of money is only about $3 trillion. Remember, in an economy without credit, the only way to increase your spending is to produce more.But in an economy with credit, you can also increase your spending by borrowing. As a result, an economy with credit has more spending and allows incomes to rise faster than productivity over the short run, but not o ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-30 19:55
The central bank may be in the unenviable position of cutting rates because the economy is weakening, not because inflation has been whipped, @BobOnMarkets says (via @opinion) https://t.co/Yll3qt04Ym ...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid pressure from Trump
NBC News· 2025-07-30 19:48
Just seconds ago, the Federal Reserve announced it will once again leave interest rates unchanged. This is the fifth time in a row the Fed has decided to keep a pause in place. President Trump has been heavily pressuring the chair of the central bank to cut interest rates because in his view that would boost the economy.As we wait for the president to comment, he is commenting on the Fed's decision. He is praising new economic numbers out today. The Commerce Department reported America's gross domestic prod ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-29 13:19
Britain will grow faster than any other major European economy this year and next but continue to lag behind the US and Canada among G-7 industrialized nations, according to the IMF https://t.co/fd8wGkZocz ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-29 02:40
For years, America’s economy rewarded the footloose. But now, as the once rock-solid labour market softens, it is job-hoppers that are struggling https://t.co/8WjyUz7sBr ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-28 16:22
Political & Diplomatic Strategy - Honduran opposition presidential candidate Nasry Asfura pledged to strengthen ties with the US [1] - Nasry Asfura aimed to re-establish relations with Taiwan [1] Economic Revitalization - The plan focused on leveraging the skills of returning migrants to boost the economy [1]
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-28 10:34
Wall Street pros are staring down a pivotal week that will likely set the tone for the rest of the year in markets and the economy https://t.co/918UKahuth ...