As the government shutdown reaches day 14, the future remains uncertain. Although the Senate is set to reconvene today to vote on a Republican short-term spending measure, the fact that this is the eighth vote on the matter with little movement on stances from lawmakers has left much to be desired in terms of a…
When the Trump Administration floated the idea of merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a single “Great American Mortgage Corporation” and taking it public, the announcement didn’t come through a press conference or news release. Instead, the president himself shared it via social media, sparking intense speculation. It’s one of many examples emerging from…
At the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), where interest rates were cut by 25 basis points, newly appointed Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran dissented and voted for a larger interest rate cut of 50 points. Miran has since called for further rate cuts. Today, at a moderated interview at the Managed Funds Association’s Policy…