#Fed hikes rates despite concerns over banking crisis

#Fed hikes rates despite concerns over banking crisis

Fed hikes rates despite concerns over banking crisis The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday after numerous failures in the banking sector had prompted some analysts on Wall Street to call for a pause. The quarter-point hike is the ninth consecutive rate increase by the Fed since March of last…

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#McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’

#McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’

McCarthy brushes off Trump’s payment to Stormy Daniels as ‘personal money’ Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said former President Trump’s payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 involved “personal money,” an apparent attempt to minimize the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into the matter after Trump said he expects to be arrested this…

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#Biden’s camp confident he’s up to rigors of campaigning, even amid doubts

#Biden’s camp confident he’s up to rigors of campaigning, even amid doubts

Biden’s camp confident he’s up to rigors of campaigning, even amid doubts When President Biden announces his reelection bid in the coming weeks, he’ll enter a grueling 18-month phase of nonstop travel, sprinting from one swing state to another.  It’s expected to be a far different presidential election cycle than in 2020, when during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden…

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#Cohen says Trump calls for protest against Manhattan DA probe signals desire for ‘violent clash’ on his behalf

#Cohen says Trump calls for protest against Manhattan DA probe signals desire for ‘violent clash’ on his behalf

Cohen says Trump calls for protest against Manhattan DA probe signals desire for ‘violent clash’ on his behalf Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said on Saturday that former President Trump’s calls for a protest against the Manhattan district attorney’s probe signals a desire for “another violent clash” on his behalf. “It’s eerily similar to the…

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