Community Banks in Decline, Struggle With High Regulatory Burden
(The Epoch Times)—The number of community banks—small financial institutions that are locally owned and operated—has significantly declined over the past...
Amazon Surpasses Walmart in Revenues for First Time
(The Epoch Times)—Amazon crushed Wall Street expectations in the last quarter, surpassing Walmart in revenues for the first time. Investors,...
Fed Expects to ‘Gradually’ Lower Interest Rates
(The Epoch Times)—The Federal Reserve anticipates that interest rate cuts will be implemented gradually, according to recently released minutes from...
Foreign Investors Keep Buying US Debt as Domestic Demand Slows: Treasury Data
(The Epoch Times)—Foreign investment in U.S. bonds surged for the fifth consecutive month as Treasury securities offer attractive yields. Treasury...
Central Banks Are Buying Gold: What You Need to Know
(The Epoch Times)—It is not only consumers rushing to the local Costco and neighborhood metals dealer to wipe out their...
New Research Shows America Isn’t Headed for a Recession… It’s Been in One Since 2022 and the Government Has Been Fudging the Numbers to Hide It
(The Epoch Times)—New research by a pair of prominent economists suggests that the U.S. economy has been in a recession...
Federal Reserve Gears Up for a Rate Cut — What This Means for Your Money
(The Epoch Times)—For the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve is getting ready to cut interest...
‘Digital Dollar Dilemma’: House Republicans, Experts Warn of CBDC Threat to Core Freedoms
(The Epoch Times)—An anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) sentiment filled the halls of Congress this week as House Republican lawmakers...
Fed Officials See Economic Slowdown and ‘Significant’ Inflation ‘Beginning’
The United States is at the beginning of a slowdown as the economy continues to face significant upside inflation risks...
Central Bankers, Economists Failed to Predict Soaring Inflation: Former Fed Chair Bernanke
Central bankers and most economists failed to anticipate the sharp increase in inflation that began in 2021, and public policymakers...