FINANCE
Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative. That changed on Tuesday, March 19, when the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced the country’s first interest rate hike
‘Nearly Six Dozen’ Department of Energy Senior Officials Actively Trade Blue Chip Energy Stocks: WSJ
Hundreds of U.S. Department of Energy officials or their family members are engaging in trading of “stocks...
East Palestine Rolled Out Digital ID Wearables Days Before Trainwreck
The village of East Palestine rolled out a proprietary, albeit optional, digital ID system just days...
Feds Forecast Spending Will Double National Debt to $43.5 Trillion in 2033
The U.S. national debt is calculated to almost double from $22.28 trillion to $43.48 trillion by 2033...
Ford’s Plan to Build Michigan Battery Plant With Chinese Company Draws Political Ire
An announcement by auto industry giant Ford that it will build an EV battery plant in Michigan with a...
Air Quality Improves after Ohio Train Derailment, But Environmental Impacts Linger
Although the federal and state governments have confirmed that the air quality in Ohio and Pennsylvania...
Inflation Driven by Explosion in Migrant Worker Pay: WSJ
An unsung factor of record inflation driving up the real world cost of goods and services is an explosion...
America’s Financial Landscape Is Stuttering, Fed Credit Survey Shows
America’s financial landscape is stagnating as demand for credit has weakened while lending conditions...
Thought Surveillance Wearable Devices To Be New Workplace Normal: Davos 2023 Presentation
Wearable devices that collect employee brain waves for the purposes of artificial intelligence-driven...
Computer Chip Overabundance Showing No Sign of Abatement
A lingering overabundance of inventory plaguing the computer processor and memory chip sector is showing...