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Finance
The Fed Stays the Course on Rates
Markets are cheering the central bank’s forecast for three interest rate cuts this year. But Fed policymakers are divided on…
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A Queer Chinese Artist Finds Liberation Through Folk Art
Drawing from his life in rural China, the gay artist known as Xiyadie uses a folk art form to tell…
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Fed Meets Amid Worries That Inflation Progress Might Stall
Inflation had been moderating steadily, but it is now hovering around 3 percent. Will lowering it fully to normal levels…
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Republicans’ Big F.B.I. Cut Came From Scrapping One Senator’s Earmark
The G.O.P. has boasted about cutting the budget of what it calls the “weaponized” F.B.I. by 6 percent. Most of…
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U.K. to Cut Taxes Again as Election Nears
The Conservative government, trailing badly in the polls, proposed the second tax cut in four months.
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Opinion
We Still Need to Talk About Government Debt
I’m near-term slightly more optimistic but long-term pessimistic about the ability of the United States to deal with its budget…
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Fact-Checking Candidates’ Sparring Over Social Security and Medicare
The top presidential candidates are vowing to protect the entitlement programs for current seniors, though some have floated changes for…
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Shave and a Haircut? No Thanks.
When the New York Yankees introduced Juan Soto to the news media last week after a blockbuster trade with San…
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Finance
The Debate on Wall Street: Did the Fed Pivot Too Soon?
The S&P 500 is on the cusp of a new record high following the central bank’s dovish forecast on interest…
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European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged as Price Pressures Ease
Although the inflation rate has fallen to 2.4 percent, the bank said economic growth was expected to remain “subdued” in…
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