Election spending lifts some parts of the economy, keeping local newsrooms afloat and creating temporary jobs that support a politician’s campaign. But all those billions don’t add up to a noticeable impact on the U.S. economy overall, experts told us.
Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dockworkers and ports must strike a contract by the same date.
Voters now see Vice President Harris and former President Trump as roughly equal over who would best support the economy, according to a new survey. The latest poll, conducted by The Associated
The Fed announced it will cut interest rates by half a point, its first cut since 2020, making mortgage payments and credit card bills more affordable for Americans. How will the big economic news affect the presidential race?
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Federal Reserve Set To Cut Interest Rates, Potentially Boosting Economy Before Election
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Trump seizes on Fed rate cut to open new line of attack on economy
Market calm yields to stock surge as traders cheer Fed rate cut
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, Suzanne McGee and Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) -An initial muted market reaction following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in four years gave way to a surge in U.S. stocks as uncertainty ebbed and investors digested the implications of easing monetary policy.
The state is getting lots of political attention. After recent visits from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, JD Vance rallied in Raleigh on Wednesday.
Speaking at the Milken Institute's Asia Summit in Singapore, the founder of Bridgewater Associates said the five factors are interrelated and often cyclical.
The Trump campaign is attempting to shore up support in North Carolina after seeing a drop in the polls once Harris became the Democratic nominee.
The president said he was not declaring victory over inflation, but marking a pivot point for the recovery from pandemic recession.
After another tumultuous weekend in the presidential campaign, Americans are still largely focused on their finances, new surveys show. That could give an edge to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris sits atop the Democratic ticket, and she is taking a different tack when approaching Latino voters: hammering a middle-class message on the economy, while speaking about immigration only sparingly.
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