The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now finalized over $1.1 trillion in new regulations under the Biden administration, according to the American Action Forum’s Regulation Rodeo database. To put that figure into context, it surpasses the total cost of all…
Read moreRecent Trends in Industrial Policy This week, Central Bankers, Finance Ministers, and other key global economic policymakers met for the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. As part of the April meeting, the IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook,…
Read moreOn Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee held a markup on 13 separate bills and resolutions related to various issues within the committee’s jurisdiction. At the top of the list is the “Insurance Data Protection Act," which would curtail the…
Read moreOn Monday, more than 160 million taxpayers will partake in the annual ritual of filing their individual taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While certainly not every filer will have a taxable return, on the order of 19 million…
Read moreIn a recent report, America’s electrical grid planners essentially doubled their projected electricity demand forecast from the year prior. The Washington Post reflected on this trend and observed the U.S. is “running out of power.” At the top of the…
Read moreThis past Friday's headline employment report was strong across the board – but as has often been the case, this economy giveth and taketh away. Today’s consumer price index (CPI) came in above expectations, with both headline and core (excluding…
Read moreKeep it simple, stupid! You hear it all the time, and it rings true, particularly on complicated subjects that tend to devolve into the weeds quickly. There is perhaps no more reductive comparison among nations than the sheer size of…
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