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Congress Could Unload the Fed’s Weapon

The US Capitol, seat of Congress, on the back of a fifty dollar bill. John Cochrane’s The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level examines the relationship between fiscal policy and inflation, which many consider to be the increase in the price level of a basket of goods and services. An influential and accomplished economist at

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Feds fund legal aid for war-displaced Ukrainians

Justice Minister Arif Virani says the government will expand a legal advice hotline for war-displaced Ukrainians in Canada to help them understand their rights and navigate the immigration system. The news comes as many Ukrainians anxiously wait to find out whether Canada will offer them a permanent stay after their emergency visas expire. (Feb. 20,

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Feds move to ease FAFSA financial aid chaos, but no quick fix emerges

Under enormous pressure, federal education officials announced Tuesday another round of steps to ease a crisis caused by the trouble-plagued rollout of the key form used by aspiring college students to calculate all-important financial aid packages linked to their upcoming college acceptances. The online form, known as FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student

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US Fed’s favored inflation gauge rises

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) favored measure of inflation ticked higher last month, according to government data published on Friday, indicating that its long-running battle against rising prices is not over yet. The latest announcement will likely ensure the US central bank keeps interest rates on hold at its next decision announcement on

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The Fed’s QE comeback could be dangerous

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Sovereign bonds myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Melissa Davies is chief economist at Redburn Atlantic. The Fed has already started down the path to resuming quantitative easing. The question is whether they do so before, or after, upending the highly-leverage hedge fund

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Feds detain 48 Haitian migrants on uninhabited island off Puerto Rican coast

U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. EX-DEA INFORMANT PLEADS GUILTY IN HAITIAN PRESIDENT’S 2021 ASSASSINATION U.S. Customs and Border Protection said park rangers on Mona Island alerted authorities to the arrival of 41 men

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