The Fed is going to make inflation worse with rate-cut promises, former central banker says

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on 'The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress', at Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

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Housing affordability has improved, but not by much

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US homebuyers need to make $114,000 a year to afford a median-priced home, Redfin says.

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3 things America can do to solve its retirement crisis, according to BlackRock chief Larry Fink

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Many Americans nearing retirement age have nothing set aside to pay for their lives after they stop working.

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Ripple Labs accuses the SEC of trying to 'punish and intimidate' by seeking $2 billion in penalties from XRP developer

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In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency 'altcoin' sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Cryptocurrency markets began to recover this month following a massive crash during the first quarter of 2018, seeing more than $550 billion wiped from the total market capitalisation. (Photo by )
Ripple Labs is behind the XRP cryptocurrency.

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Investing legend Jeremy Grantham sounds the alarm on a stocks bubble, blasts bitcoin, and says the dollar's still king

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Jeremy Grantham.

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China's attempts to revive its economy could cause a 'sugar high' that pushes US inflation higher, new research says

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Output at China's factories slowed unexpectedly in July.

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3 ways Russia's war-time economy is set to weaken after a surprisingly strong 2023

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Russian servicemen drive T-14 Armata tanks during the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia June 24, 2020.
Russian servicemen drive T-14 Armata tanks during the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia June 24, 2020.

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China needs Apple even as it tries to push foreign firms out, economist says

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The Chinese national flag is displayed in front of an Apple store in Shanghai on October 9, 2021.

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Climate change and extreme heat will drive inflation higher, study says

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Industrial factory chimney emitting smoke and gas pollution into the atmosphere.

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Binance crypto exec reportedly on the run after busting out of custody in Nigeria

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Nigeria charged Binance and two of its executives with tax evasion.

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