The U.S. Federal Reserve always insists it scrupulously shuns any involvement in partisan politics.
Category: 6 August 2024
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FEDS TO CUT INTEREST RATE NEXT MONTH
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate-setting Open Market Committee left the central bank’s interest rates untouched at last month’s meeting but signaled the likelihood of a rate reduction in September.
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CONSUMERS HAVE HIT THEIR LIMIT WITH HIGH FOOD PRICES
With consumers turning away from national brands and eating at home instead of out, food companies are scrambling to win back their customers while also trying to protect their margins and what have been comfortable profits over the past three years.
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U.S. PRODUCTIVITY GREW 2.3 PERCENT IN SECOND QUARTER
Productivity among American businesses grew by 2.3 percent in the previous quarter, the U.S. Labor Department reported, more than a fivefold improvement over the 0.4 percent booked during the year’s first three months.
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SHOPLIFTING IN U.S. JUMPS 24 PERCENT IN FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
Shoplifting in the U.S. has surged in 2024 as cash-strapped Americans suffocated by soaring interest rates and high inflation struggle to make ends meet and are still paying the price for COVID-19 lockdowns that destroyed life on earth.
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PRESIDENTIAL REALITY SHOW®: HARRIS SEIZES SUPPORT FROM UAW
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee to square off against Donald Trump in November, scored the support from the influential United Automobile Workers, which called her a champion for the working class.
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LUMMIS INTRODUCES LEGISLATION FOR BITCOIN NATIONAL RESERVE
Prominent Bitcoin political advocate Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) moved this week to introduce a bill that would establish a strategic Bitcoin allocation to Federal government reserves, as an additional store of value to bolster America’s balance sheet.
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THIS WEEK IN SURVEILLANCE
Popular protests against the social ravages and violence connected with mass immigration policies in Britain are meeting with an extraordinary government crack down.
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ORGANIC FOOD SAFETY: NAVIGATING LABELS AND FINDING LOCAL SOURCES
The organic food industry has grown tremendously over the past few decades, but concerns remain about the integrity of organic labeling and certification.
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“ESG CARTEL” UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY
The House Judiciary Committee under Chairman Jim Jordan, along with member Thomas Massie are demanding more info on collusion among some 130 major American companies and entities to coordinate and impose so-called ESG policies.