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1 month ago | econofact.org | Thomas Drechsel |Sandra Black |Michael Klein

The independence of the Fed has once again come into heightened focus. Starting his second term, President Trump has shown willingness to publicly criticize the handling of monetary policy, which he also exercised during his first term. In his Davos speech in January 2025, President Trump pledged to “demand that interest rates drop immediately–and likewise, they should be dropping all over the world”.

Sep 15, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sandra Black

References , and 2021, ‘The intergenerational effects of a large wealth shock: White southerners after the civil war’, American Economic Review, vol. 111, no. 11, pp. 3767–3794. , , and 2020, ‘Poor little rich kids? The role of nature versus nurture in wealth and other economic outcomes and behaviours’, The Review of Economic Studies, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 1683–1725. , , and 2022, ‘The (un)importance of inheritance’, NBER Working Paper 29693, NBER, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

Oct 2, 2023 | econofact.org | William G. Gale |Valerie WIlson |Valerie Wilson |Aaron Sojourner |Sandra Black

· Brookings Institution The nation narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this past weekend. Legislators voted to keep the government open for a 45-day period, which means that the potential for a shutdown will arise again soon. Why are shutdowns a reoccurring challenge? What would the impact be on the government and the economy? Are there ways to avoid these problems? There have been 47 continuing resolutions since 2010 and over 20 shutdowns in the last 50 years.

Sep 23, 2023 | msn.com | Sandra Black

ira Carberry’s scoliosis had deteriorated so much that her organs were being squeezed and she could hardly breathe by the time she had surgery. But the 20-year-old, from Longford, said there was more pain to come after she had two gruelling operations as a child to correct her spine. “I was operated in 2014 but around two years later a screw had come loose,” she said. “A rod was piercing through my skin at the top of my back.

Sep 22, 2023 | evoke.ie | Sandra Black

The royal family might be known as The Firm but Princess Eugenie's husband Jack Brooksbank is also keen on building up his family business. In a touching tribute to their children August and Ernest, Princess Eugenie's husband has changed the name of his drinks company to AEB Consultants LTD to reflect their sons' initials. How adorable!Along with spotlighting August and Ernest, Jack has also appointed his mother Nicola as director of the business- talk about family ties.