United States Economy – Page 363

The U.S. May Finally Breach the Debt Ceiling. Here’s Why That Would Be Very Bad.

If Congress fails to increase the government’s borrowing limit in time, the result would be a shock to the economy and financial markets.

By Alan Rappeport Jim Tankersley and Jeanna Smialek

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Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move

Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at the central bank’s Feb. 1 meeting.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Powell Says Fed ‘Will Not Be’ a Climate Policymaker

In a speech on Federal Reserve independence, Chair Jerome H. Powell emphasized that climate change should be addressed by elected officials.

By Jeanna Smialek

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As Infrastructure Money Lands, the Job Dividends Begin

Trillions of dollars in government spending will profoundly affect the labor market, but in ways hard to measure, and mostly under the surface.

By Lydia DePillis