Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in Congress on June 22 that the central bank remains determined to keep hiking interest rates high enough to cool the red-hot inflation, acknowledging that recession is “certainly a possibility” but insisting the American economy is robust enough to withstand tighter financial conditions. With decades-high inflation running “well above” the Fed’s longer-run target…

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The Biden administration’s climate czar, John Kerry, proclaimed that despite record-high gas prices, the United States doesn’t need to drill for more oil or natural gas. Speaking during a forum, Kerry said that Republicans and some analysts have suggested that “we need more drilling” and “we need to go back to coal.” He then argued: “No, we…

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The conservative pundit Glenn Beck spoke gravely of the American economy during his BlazeTV show on Thursday, warning that “something is very wrong” with the financial system after the Federal Reserve stepped in to support the short-term lending market. Beck, who has a reputation for hyperbole and a history of peddling conspiracy theories, flagged…

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