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February 13, 2026
White House Sees Win After 2 Strong Economic Reports
Solid jobs data and a soft inflation reading for January are welcome news for President Trump. But the bigger economic picture is less encouraging.
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February 11, 2026
Kalshi and Polymarket Create New Competition for Professional Economists
Economists have noticed that betting markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pretty good at predicting not just political events but economic data, too.
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February 11, 2026
After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Could Be Off to a Stronger Start
Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
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February 4, 2026
State Fiscal Chiefs Protest Federal Immigration Chaos
Sixteen elected treasury officials, all Democrats, wrote to President Trump to say ICE crackdowns are bad for business and tax revenues: “People must feel safe to go to work.”
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January 14, 2026
As Trump Pushes Housing Affordability, His Mortgage Chief Undermines It
Under Bill Pulte, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have pulled away from efforts to help low-income people buy homes.
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January 13, 2026
CPI Report Shows Inflation Remained Steady at 2.7% in December
Surging grocery prices were offset by lower increases for appliances and vehicles in the last such report before the Federal Reserve meets to debate interest rates.
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December 3, 2025
Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.
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