Newsom budget promises ‘no new taxes’ but $15.2B in cuts against $80B deficit

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised “no new taxes” in his 2024-2025 budget as he announced the state’s shortfall is $7 billion worse than was expected in January, and proposed $15.2 billion in budget cuts against an up to $80 billion deficit. Newsom’s cuts include reducing water storage and reducing the state’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Pence’s Group Sends Memo Defending Trump Tax Cuts As Senate Weighs Action

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s group Advancing American Freedom (AAF) is sending a memo to congressional offices on Wednesday praising the Trump-era tax cuts, the Daily Caller News Foundation first learned. AAF is sending the memo, obtained by the DCNF, to every congressional office arguing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) grew household […]
Some Trump Supporters Care More About Tax Cuts than the Sanctity of the Constitution

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that some supporters of former President Donald Trump care more about tax cuts than the sanctity of the Constitution. When asked about President Trump’s rhetoric, Clinton said, “People can’t stop reporting on the circus, and every statement, every insult, every outrageous action or […]
Extending Trump’s tax cuts would cost US trillions of dollars in new forecast

The extension of tax cuts passed as part of former President Trump’s signature 2017 tax law will add trillions of dollars to the nation’s budget deficit over roughly the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says in a new report. I predicted that it was possible. CBO said Wednesday, citing figures from the Joint […]
Kristi Noem cuts off dogged Fox Business host: ‘Enough Stuart’

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) and Fox Business host Stuart Barney spoke to each other in an interview Tuesday, in which the governor said she would shoot her dog despite growing criticism. tried to defend her decision, which resulted in her telling the governor “enough is enough.” ” Bernie asked whether including the anecdote […]
Federal reserve president says rate cuts may not come in 2024

Claman Countdown panelists Ted Weisberg and Tim Urbannowicz discuss interest rates, Apple’s iPad Pro, and Disney’s earnings. minneapolis federal reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday the central bank needs to keep interest rates unchanged for the “long term”, which could last until the end of the year. Kashkari spoke at the Milken Institute conference, […]
Corporate Profits Say No to Rate Cuts

Shouts that American corporate profits won’t be cut anytime soon. Someone forgot to tell American companies that the stance of monetary policy is restrictive. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Jerome Powell Last week, he reiterated his view that current interest rates are restrictive, meaning they suppress economic activity and that he believes inflation should […]
Gold prices steady with rate cuts, M.East peace talks in focus – Investing.com

Investing.com — Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday as rising unrest in the Middle East provided limited support, but the focus remained on potential interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Gold prices rose on Monday after Israel launched a series of attacks on Rafah in southern Gaza, a move that complicated […]
Stock futures rise to start the week on hope of Fed rate cuts: Live updates – CNBC

8 hours ago Foxconn stock soars about 7% after sales surged about 20% in April Shares of iPhone maker Foxconn soared 6.73% after the company reported a 19.03% year-over-year increase. April income. Foxconn, which trades in Taiwan as Hon Hai Precision Industries, posted sales of NT$510.9 billion ($15.83 billion) in April, compared with sales of […]
Gold prices rise tracking dollar weakness as weak payrolls put rate cuts in focus – Investing.com

Investing.com — In Asian trading on Monday, weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data led traders to increase bets on an eventual interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, taking advantage of recent dollar weakness. Gold prices rose in Asian trading on Monday. However, gold’s gains were capped as Friday’s economic data prompted investors to move money into […]