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Hassett Predicts Record 2026 Refunds as Midyear Tax Law Sets Up ‘Massive’ Checks

Midyear tax changes left many 2025 paychecks overwithheld, setting up larger refunds when people file.

Fed Officials Diverge After Delayed CPI, With Williams Cautious and Goolsbee Open to Cuts

Hassett Links Deficit, Trade Gap Declines to Inflation Progress as CEOs Warn on Hiring

Analysis Ties Trump’s Tariffs to Rising Import Costs and Small-Business Job Losses

Trump’s Fed Chair Search Narrows to Kevin Hassett as Markets React and Pushback Mounts

Fed Faces Contentious Dec. 9–10 Decision With Markets Leaning Toward a Quarter-Point Cut

Bannon-Led Conservative Coalition Presses Trump Administration to Reject AI ‘Fair Use’ for Training

Tokyo Inflation Gauge Seen Largely Steady Ahead of BOJ's December Decision

BEA Cancels Q3 Advance GDP, Sets First Estimate for Dec. 23 After Shutdown

South Africa’s Reserve Bank Cuts Repo Rate by 25 Basis Points, Prime Falls to 10.25%

Germany’s New Digital Modernization Minister Targets 25% Red Tape Cut, 8% Fewer Posts, EUDI Wallet by 2026–27

Carney’s Minority Government Survives 170–168 Budget Vote

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Launches Bid for Third Term

Fed Regional Chiefs Push Back on December Rate Cut, Endorse Modestly Restrictive Stance

Bessent Acknowledges Worsening Economy as Shutdown Reaches Day 40

Belgian PM Sets Christmas Ultimatum for Budget Deal

EY Lifts UK 2025 Growth Forecast to 1.5% on Public Spending Boost

U.S. Returns to Standard Time as Select Mexican Border Cities Also Set Clocks Back

Lawmaker, Business Leader Predict Further Bank of Russia Cut in December

White House Narrows Fed Chair Search to Five as Markets Price In Another Cut