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Congress And Biden Are Playing With Fire In The Debt Ceiling Standoff

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

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Apr. 13, 2023

Why An Aging Population Might Not Doom The American Economy

By Santul Nerkar

Filed under Economics

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Mar. 30, 2023

The Fed’s Fight Against Inflation Could Cost Black Workers The Most

By Santul Nerkar

Filed under Economy

A cartoon image of a woman. A speech bubble reads, "This is the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history! It’s kind of hard not to compare it to the 2008 crisis."

Mar. 14, 2023

What Does the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Mean For The Economy?

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

Filed under Economics

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Mar. 9, 2023

Why Is 2 Percent The Federal Reserve’s Magic Number For Inflation?

By Santul Nerkar and Anna Rothschild

Filed under Economy

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Mar. 9, 2023

The Fed’s Inflation Goal Is Completely Arbitrary

By Santul Nerkar

Filed under Economics

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Mar. 3, 2023

The Perks Workers Want Also Make Them More Productive

By Monica Potts

Filed under Labor Force

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Feb. 28, 2023

Are We Headed For A Recession Or Not?

By Santul Nerkar and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

Filed under Economy

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Feb. 22, 2023

Which Republicans Could Vote For A Debt Ceiling Increase?

By Geoffrey Skelley

Filed under Debt Ceiling

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Feb. 16, 2023

Why So Many States Want to Ban China From Owning Farmland

By Monica Potts

Filed under National Security