Markets & Economy
WHO CONTROLS THE FED?
As rates may rise: Trump orders a Lisa Cook inquiry; she denies wrongdoing. Waller sees more hikes if data match his outlook.
Category: Markets & Economy
Markets & Economy
70 MILLION ACCOUNTS—BUT THE $1,000 HAS A BIRTH-DATE CUTOFF
Nearly 70 million Trump Accounts exist, the White House says. Federal $1,000 seed funding is limited to eligible children born in 2025–2028. DT Inc. follows the money.
Markets & Economy
$90 FOR YOUR VOTE?
Trump’s $90 Medicare payments arrive before the midterms. Trump Inc. examines eligibility, public funding and the political value of election-season relief.
Markets & Economy
TRUMP GETS THE BARRELS. WHO PAYS LATER?
Trump’s push helped secure a coordinated G7 fuel release. Trump Inc. examines potential relief for businesses and the unresolved cost of rebuilding reserves.
Markets & Economy
TRUMP’S LEVERAGE. CANADA’S EXIT PLAN.
Canada’s proposed Pacific Link pipeline could give oil producers another customer—and change U.S. negotiating leverage. DT Inc. examines the contracts, costs and taxpayer exposure behind the exit plan.
Markets & Economy
CHINA’S PLANES. TRUMP’S LEVERAGE.
Aircraft parts become a bargaining chip in U.S.–China trade talks. DT Inc. examines the value—and cost—of controlling access to essential supplies.
Markets & Economy
Don’t Buy the Mine—Control the Output
Venezuela’s reported coal talks raise a business question: how much influence can a contract deliver without ownership? The test is who makes decisions, receives production and carries the…
Markets & Economy
Greenland: Trump’s Vassal State?
Trump did not buy Greenland. But did the new security agreement give Washington something strategically comparable to control without ownership? Trump Inc. follows the money, military access, minerals…
Markets & Economy
Lower inflation does not necessarily mean lower prices
A $100 basket illustrates why slowing inflation can still leave households facing higher prices.
Markets & Economy
How to read a GDP headline without confusing growth with prosperity
A practical guide to real versus nominal GDP, estimate revisions, and the evidence needed before assigning political credit.