... ed by key Federal Reserve officials who hinted at an interest rate hike this month. A March rate hike would be sooner than many investors expected and make it more expensive to borrow money to buy sto ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-02
... al say on federal spending. His plan for the military is part of a budget proposal to Congress, which although it is controlled by his fellow Republicans, will not necessarily follow his plans. Budget ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-28
Federal Reserve officials expect another hike in the US benchmark interest rate "fairly soon" due to an improving economy and anticipated inflationary pressures. According to minutes released Wednesda ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-23
... ieves the Federal Reserve will pursue or even expedite the normalization of US interest rates. “Economic growth in Europe is still constrained by its structural debts. This, together with the Brexit d ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-22
... ed to the federal government in Washington, which will then put it to the vote in Congress. What leaders of the Yes California movement are doing right now is trying to seek the endorsement of at leas ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-20
... g the US, federal judge James Robart of the State of Washington ruled that Trump's decision was unconstitutional, and granted a temporary restraining order against his measures. Outraged by the court ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-20
... n hold by federal courts. Immigrant rights groups have also expressed alarm after federal raids last week rounded up more than 680 people suspected of being in the country illegally. In San Diego's Lo ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-17
US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that it’s “unwise“ to wait too long to raise interest rates as economic growth continues and inflation rises. Therefore, the Fed might accelerate ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
... 2008, the Federal Reserve provided Brazil with a US$30 billion swap line to help it navigate the global financial crisis. But imagine the outrage with which Trump’s supporters would greet a “taxpayer ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
... rutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers since disclosing the largest known data breach in history in December, months after disclosing a separate hack. The US Securities and Exchange Commission ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen said more interest-rate increases will be appropriate if the US economy meets the central bank’s outlook of gradually rising inflation and tightening labor market ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
... ted other federal laws in his communications with the Russians, said Andrew Kent, a professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York. The Espionage Act, for example, criminalizes sharing info ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
... rust law. Federal judges hearing the cases ruled against Aetna's acquisition of Humana on Jan. 23 and Anthem's US$54 billion bid for Cigna on Feb. 8. Government antitrust officials had argued that bot ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-15
... s, the US Federal Reserve Board's top bank regulator said last Friday that he would resign. The move by Daniel Tarullo is expected to give a boost to Trump's plan to deregulate the financial sector wh ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-14
A federal judge has cleared the way for a US government lawsuit seeking nearly US$100 million in damages from former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial. The US Justice Department has ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-14
... Friday, a federal judge in Seattle issued a restraining order against the government, blocking enforcement of the new rules, at least temporarily. The Justice Department appealed that decision. The ju ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-10
... ed to the federal Office of Government Ethics. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-09
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker is open to raising interest rates again at the US central bank's March meeting if growth in jobs and wages continues, Reuters reports. "I sti ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
