Month: November 2019

From the Trump campaign to the Green New Deal

From the Trump campaign to the Green New Deal

With the 2020 election approaching, President Trump is undertaking steps to improve his popularity in key demographics that support him. As The Nation reports, the Trump administration is trying to implement several policies to deter immigration and reduce...

Is the Run on the Dollar Due to Panic or Greed?

Is the Run on the Dollar Due to Panic or Greed?

Truthdig What’s going on in the repo market? Rates on repurchase (“repo”)  agreements should be about 2%, in line with the Federal Reserve funds rate. But they shot up to over 5% on Sept. 16 and got as high as 10% on Sept. 17. Yet banks were refusing to...