Outside the Beltway

The Senate passed a tax cut bill last night, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

President Trump has selected Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to replace Janet Yellen as Chairman.

Republicans will introduce a tax package by the end of the month, but whether they can actually pass anything is another question entirely.

The new GDP growth estimate shows healthy economic growth in the second quarter, but it’s unclear if it can be sustained.

The fundamental premise at the heart of the immigration bill that President Trump backed earlier this month has no merit whatsoever.

The President has endorsed a bill that would cut legal immigration in half.

According to initial estimates, the economy grew at faster pace in the second quarter than at the beginning of the year, but it was hardly anything to write home about.

The June Jobs Report was significantly better than what we saw in May but on the whole not different from what we’ve seen for the last three years or so.

After seven years that mostly consisted of losing elections, there’s a battle going on over which direction the party should head.

For the third time since December,, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates.

In addition to everything else on its plate, Congress will have to revisit raising the debt ceiling again sometime this summer.

Economic growth in the first quarter wasn’t as bad as first estimated, but it still wasn’t very good. And the future is unclear at best.

The first scorecard for President Trump’s first economic quarter in office isn’t exactly very good.

The Trump Administration is out with a tax plan, but it’s seriously lacking in details.

Another Federal Court has found another Trump Executive Order unconstitutional.

Has China finally had enough of North Korea?

So far, there’s no sign that Donald Trump is having much of an impact on the economy.

More stepping back from free trade and the established global economic order.

For only the third time since the Great Recession ended, the Federal Reserve Board has raised interest rates.

South Korea removes a corrupt leader by peaceful means.

The first Jobs Report for the first full month of the Trump Presidency is out, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellin hinted strongly today that we’re likely to see another interest rate increase this month.

One month in, some Trump supporters are starting to wonder if he will actually deliver on what he promised.

Budget hawks in the GOP face a showdown with Donald Trump’s spending ambitions this year that will likely decide whether we’ll ever get spending under control.

The first Jobs Report of 2017 saw healthy jobs growth in January, but there are signs we may be reaching a point where hiring could slow down.

A tepid December jobs report tops off a tepid year.

In a break with President-Elect Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said Congress would block any effort to increase tariffs.

A trial balloon hopefully made of lead.

The economy grew strongly in the third quarter of the year, but it doesn’t seem likely to last.

The Federal Reserve Board raised interest rates for only the second time in a decade, but it still seems like it’s chasing an inflation monster that doesn’t exist.

The players are almost completely set for France’s 2017 Presidential elections, and the choice seems likely to come down to center-right candidate Francois Fillon and Marine Le Pen, France’s Donald Trump.

Janet Reno, who served as Attorney General for nearly all of the Bill Clinton Administration, has died at 78.

Even if you’re not sure who you should vote for, it’s obvious who you shouldn’t vote for.

Another month of resilient, but not noteworthy, jobs growth.

Initial reports for the third quarter show strong economic growth during the summer;

A new study debunks an old idea.

An unsurprising decision from the Federal Reserve.

A mostly mediocre jobs report for August.

Another sign of a weak economy as the Federal Reserve considers rate hikes and the Presidential campaign moves forward.

Remember Peak Oil? Whatever happened to that idea?

The head of the Federal Reserve tells Congress that the economy is unlikely to enter recession this years, but isn’t exactly going to be booming either.

Once again, the Federal Reserve chooses to pass on the opportunity to raise interest rates.

The May Jobs Report was bad all-around. The question is whether this will come to be seen as an anomaly or the beginning of a worrisome trend.

After starting off the year strong, the jobs market seems to have taken a rest in April.

March’s Jobs Report was good, but could be better.

February’s Jobs Report was relatively positive, but there are still shadows hovering over the economy as we head further into the year.

Not exactly inspiring economic news from the Commerce Department.

Britons will go to the polls in June to decide the future of their country’s relationship with the rest of Europe.

January’s Jobs Report was nothing to write home about.