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Election 2024

Kamala Harris outlines economic priorities on the last night of the DNC

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Nova Safo and Meredith Garretson
Aug 23, 2024
Among economic themes, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the need to protect Social Security and Medicare, and a tax cut for middle-income households.
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High cost of living a key focus as Kamala Harris takes the stage at the DNC

by Nova Safo
Aug 22, 2024
During her Thursday night convention speech, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick to themes like creating opportunities for the middle class.
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VP Kamala Harris charts her own economic path as presidential hopeful

by Nova Safo
Aug 19, 2024
At the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris may walk a fine line between lauding Biden's successes and articulating her own vision.
Posters promote nominee Kamala Harris on the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Mountain hikes, cowboy hats: Why the Fed's Jackson Hole event is the hottest ticket in econ

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 19, 2024
An invitation-only chance to get up close and personal with Chair Jerome Powell.
From left to right, President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, and chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell (all sans cowboy hat) during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium 2023.
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Do candidates follow through on economic promises if elected?

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 16, 2024
There’s only so much control a president has over economic policy, but promises give voters a sense of what a candidate will attempt.
Vice President Kamala Harris has promised that if elected, she will focus on the care economy, efforts to curb food costs and investments in housing.
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What female entrepreneurs of the 19th century can teach us about the modern economy

by Kristin Schwab and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 7, 2024
Economic researcher Ruveyda Nur Gozen analyzed 3,589 women-owned manufacturing businesses from the 1800s.
"Women entrepreneurs or [manufacturing] business owners hired more women compared to their male counterparts" in the 19th century, said research economist Ruveyda Nur Gozen.
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Biden White House has a lot on its economic plate before term ends

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas
Jul 26, 2024
Lindsay Owens of the Groundwork Collaborative points to relief from junk fees and medical debt as well as policy fights around taxes.
President Joe Biden speaking in Chicago about his "Bidenomics" economic agenda.
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What are J.D. Vance's economic views?

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Ariana Rosas
Jul 16, 2024
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is a proponent of economic populism, which sets him apart from the traditional Republican establishment.
"The extent to which J.D. Vance is a major player in policymaking remains to be seen," explains the Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome.
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This might be the economy that liberals wanted, but do most voters feel the same?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Feb 27, 2024
If people don’t feel the strength of the economy, Democrats may have a problem this election season, says Victoria Guida at Politico.
President Biden has low approval ratings despite vigorous economic growth, low unemployment and a strong stock market.
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The Federal Reserve's economic policy powers might be limitless, but should they?

by Jeanna Smialek
Feb 27, 2023
In her book "Limitless," New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek asks how the Fed arrived at this powerful state.
"[Fed Chair Jerome] Powell and his colleagues knew, even as business news channels cheered on the forceful March 23 response that morning, that it would open his institution up to political criticism and possible mission creep," writes Jeanna Smialek in her new book. Above, Powell during an interview on Feb. 7.
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