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Trump Accuses Powell of 'Hurting the Housing Industry Badly' Ahead of Jackson Hole Speech – Realtor.com

Trump Accuses Powell of ‘Hurting the Housing Industry Badly’ Ahead of Jackson Hole Speech  Realtor.com Trump may want lower interest rates for consumers, but it sure is convenient for the national debt he’s creating, too  Fortune Investors warn of ‘new era of fiscal dominance’ in global markets  Financial Times Trump Turns Up the Heat. Fed Chair Jerome Powell Tries to Keep His Cool.  The …

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Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10% | Energy industry

Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10% | Energy industry

Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president’s datacenter boosterism and cuts to clean energy projects as part of the cause. The analysis comes as the US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said he knows rising energy prices could be a …

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Finance industry bodies call for changes to crypto rules for banks

Finance industry bodies call for changes to crypto rules for banks

By Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) -A group of finance industry bodies is calling for a rethink on looming regulatory standards that they say will make it difficult for banks to participate in crypto markets. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which comprises regulators and central banks from the world’s main financial centres, agreed a set of standards in 2022 for how …

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Youngstown, Ohio, revival gains momentum in former heart of America’s steel industry

Youngstown, Ohio, revival gains momentum in former heart of America’s steel industry

For decades, Youngstown, Ohio, was a red-hot beating heart of America’s steel industry, providing families like Mike Chismar’s with real prosperity. “That’s why my grandparents came to America. But seeing it now, it’s heartbreaking,” Chismar said. The heartbreak was plain to see when CBS News recently visited the city as crews were knocking down a 100-year-old steel mill — the …

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Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry – The White House

Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  In 1969, the United States landed the first humans on the Moon.  In the years since, premier space companies from around the world have been drawn to launch rockets and satellites from the United States, …

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