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‘It’s a new world’: Mamdani’s rent freeze plan faces tough economic reality – Politico

‘It’s a new world’: Mamdani’s rent freeze plan faces tough economic reality  Politico The Hidden Victims of New York’s Worsening Housing Crisis  The New York Times NYC Rents Would Remain Unaffordable for 20 Years Even With Zohran Mamdani’s Proposed Rent Freeze  Realtor.com Housing crisis takes center stage in NYC mayoral race  PIX11 NYC Rents Have Skyrocketed: Bronx Rent Up 61% Since 2019, while its …

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Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as it sifts through mixed economic data – Reuters

Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as it sifts through mixed economic data  Reuters Fed likely to stand pat on interest rates, stay coy on September cut amid Trump pressure  USA Today July Fed Meeting: Live Updates and Commentary  Kiplinger The Fed’s Interest-Rate Decision and 3 Other Key Pieces of Economic Data to Watch  Barron’s Bank of Canada, Fed expected to hold interest rates …

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Ray Dalio issues his most dire warning to America yet: The ballooning $37 trillion deficit will trigger an ‘economic heart attack’

Ray Dalio issues his most dire warning to America yet: The ballooning  trillion deficit will trigger an ‘economic heart attack’

Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio is known for his dire warnings about the economy and the national debt, but he just issued one of his starkest warnings to date, likening the United States’ mounting debt crisis to an impending “economic heart attack” and urging policymakers to revisit the fiscal discipline that characterized the 1990s boom years. Dalio’s alarm, sounded in a …

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U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says – The New York Times

U.S. Is Missing the Century’s ‘Greatest Economic Opportunity,’ U.N. Chief Says  The New York Times World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says  The Guardian UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs  AP News Around 90% of renewables cheaper than fossil fuels worldwide, IRENA says  Reuters …

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Equities edge down, US dollar dips with tariffs; earnings, economic data in focus – Reuters

Equities edge down, US dollar dips with tariffs; earnings, economic data in focus  Reuters Stock market today: Nasdaq hits record, S&P 500 posts weekly gain, Dow slips as Wall Street shrugs off tariff tensions  Yahoo Finance Treasury yields inch lower as investors weigh economic data, tariff threats  CNBC Equities barely lower, US dollar dips with Treasury yields  Reuters Stocks retreat from recent highs to …

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Speech by Governor Waller on the economic outlook

Speech by Governor Waller on the economic outlook

Thank you, John, and thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. My purpose this evening is to explain why I believe that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) should reduce our policy rate by 25 basis points at our next meeting.1 I used to tell my junior research colleagues that presentations are not murder mysteries—just tell the …

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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq taps fresh intraday record after sturdy economic data – MarketWatch

Stock Market Today: Nasdaq taps fresh intraday record after sturdy economic data  MarketWatch Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Open Up; Trump, Powell Fears; Pepsi, Sarepta, More Movers; Bitcoin Falls  Barron’s Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Wall Street juggles tariffs, earnings, and inflation  Yahoo Finance Markets News, July 14, 2025: Stocks Rise as Investors Brush Aside Tariff …

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Weekly mortgage demand plummets 10%, as rates and economic concerns rise

Weekly mortgage demand plummets 10%, as rates and economic concerns rise

Victor Becerra surveys his property located next door to a recently sold property on Wapello St. in Altadena, CA on June 4, 2025. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Renewed concerns over tariffs and the broader economy drove Treasury yields higher last week, and mortgage rates followed. As a result, total mortgage application volume dropped 10% last …

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