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With inflation running amok at 7%, US has no easy way out

Throughout 2021, US President Joe Biden and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell insisted that consumer price rises were only "transitory", and inflation would fade away in the face of more federal spending, key of which was Biden's slated $1.8 trillion 'Build Back Better' initiative. It turned out they were very wrong. Read More.

China Seeks to Cushion Blow of Economic Pain as Momentum Slows

Beijing eases some earlier tightening policies amid uncertainty around Covid-19, property-market slump and looming drop-off in export demand Read More.

Flat tax: What is it, what will it mean for Iowa

Flat tax proposals have both supporters and critics Read More.

The Federal Reserve needs to ‘shock and awe’ the market with one big rate hike ‘to restore its credibility,’ says hedge-fund star Bill Ackman

Ackman is advocating for an increase to benchmark fed-funds rate of 50 basis points Read More.

The Grassroots Corner January 17, 2022

🇺🇸 The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 01/17/22: “Hostile Argument: Why Do We Tax Food, Clothing, Housing, And Medicine? That's Unfair!” Read More.

Brainard pledges to use Fed's full arsenal to combat surging inflation

Fighting hotter-than-expected inflation is the Fed's No.1 priority: Brainard Read More.

The Chairman’s Report January 14, 2022

If you report receiving any illegal money, you are admitting to breaking the law. In that case, you can be prosecuted, and in many cases the crimes to which you admit carry much more severe penalties than any prison sentence for failing to report the illegal money. Read More.

Bitcoin is trading in tandem with stocks? This chart shows that relationship as markets face a more hawkish Fed

Bitcoin and the S&P 500 aren’t necessarily supposed to both skid at the same time Read More.

Consumers spend record $204B on 2021 holiday shopping season

Consumers spent a record $855B online throughout 2021 Read More.

Iowa Gov. Reynolds proposes ‘flat and fair’ tax in state address

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds proposed a flat tax that she said will keep the state on track in 2022 and beyond. Read More.

Cryptocurrency prices drop overnight settling at $41,900

Bloomberg reported Fed expects at least four rate hikes during 2022 Read More.

Here’s when you can look forward to used car prices finally going down

It could be a big problem if you’ve recently taken out a loan on a used car Read More.

Will Inflation Cause A Stock Market Crash In 2022?

This could well be the year that inflation starts to smack the stock market. The current episode of What’s Ahead explains why. Read More.