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Business Conditions Monthly April 2025
AIER’s Business Conditions Monthly indicators suggest that the US economy remained under pressure in April, with the Leading Indicator slipping further into contractionary territory. After March’s sharp 12-point drop, the…
The Shell-Game Being Played On Congress And The American People On Duty Drawbacks
By Robert Romano Each day another story comes out about the games and outright deceptions being run on the public and members of Congress as the effort to enact a budget plan drags on. The process is so cumbersome and mutated…
What is Central Bank Independence?
The explainer defines central bank independence, describes its theoretical desirability, and reviews classic and contemporary studies on how central bank independence affects key macroeconomic variables.
Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy
The celebration of black emancipation deserved better advocates than the ones it got. One comment I get very often when I speak to people involved in conversations around DEI is, “so, did America actually get less racist…
Juneteenth Could Be a Casualty of DEI — and That’s a Tragedy
The celebration of black emancipation deserved better advocates than the ones it got. One comment I get very often when I speak to people involved in conversations around DEI is,
Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee kept the target range for its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, unchanged since December 2024. The decision came as no surprise to market participants who,…
Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee kept the target range for its policy interest rate at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, unchanged since December 2024. The decision came as no
Americans Trust Republicans Over Democrats To Handle Crime, Immigration, Inflation, Taxes, Foreign Policy And More
By Manzanita Miller Americans elected President Donald Trump in a landslide in 2024, giving the president the chance to implement his sweeping America First agenda which includes lower taxes, a secure border, a slate of…
Trump: ‘Nobody Knows What I’m Going To Do’ On Iran, Delivers ‘Ultimate Ultimatum’
By Robert Romano “I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do.” That was President Donald Trump, speaking at a flag-raising ceremony at the White House on June 18, maintaining strategic ambiguity…
Can Bureaucracy Love Truth? NIH’s Culture Crisis and the Pursuit of Good Science
On June 9, about 300 employees of the National Institutes of Health, representing all 27 NIH institutes, issued a letter they called the “Bethesda Declaration,” calling on NIH director Jay Bhattacharya, MD PhD, to reverse the…
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