American bank
If a major goal of Pres. Donald Trump’s “America First” policy agenda is to revive American manufacturing, the strategy must be clear: reduce input costs. Unfortunately, federal policymakers, including the…
Editors at the Washington Examiner ponder the ongoing impact of inflation. President Joe Biden bragged at the start of the year that inflation was coming down and it was lower…
Al Lewis writes for the Messenger about disturbing economic signals. Economists have practically sounded the all-clear on a looming recession, but plenty of signs are still flashing red. Clearly, economists…
Household debt rose again in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Americans are not easing their spending, even as inflation…
Andrew Gillen writes for the Martin Center about the causes of credential inflation and potential solutions. Credential inflation refers to an increase in the education credentials required for a job—for…
If you think experts hold a clear view of how the coronavirus scare will affect the American economy, you ought to read Lisa Beilfuss’ column in the latest Barron’s. This…
Patrick Hedger of American Encore pans Hillary Clinton’s student loan proposals in a column posted at National Review Online. The likelihood of Hillary Clinton becoming the next president of the…
Alex Adrianson highlights for the Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” blog interesting information about the impact of government intervention on college costs. Matthew Ladner asks: “Do you think it might be…
Ali Meyer of the Washington Free Beacon has news for you. The expansion of federal student loans has caused tuition prices to increase without increasing college enrollment numbers, according to…
Colleges raise tuition when federal student aid programs increase, a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found. The study looked at Pell Grants, subsidized federal loans…
Joseph Lawler documents for the Washington Examiner the role of student aid in boosting college tuition costs. Increasing federal student aid leads colleges to raise tuitions, offsetting the benefit to…
Saw this article on the Wall Street Journal and thought it was relevant with there being so many small banks in North Carolina…. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R.,…