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Ben White

Chief Economic Correspondent at POLITICO Pro

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Why Biden picked Powell

In the end, President Joe Biden did what many close to him expected: He took a longer-than-anticipated amount of time to arrive at a reasonable, moderate decision that thrilled few but carried limited risk.
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Biden is looking at blowout growth even as Covid clouds the outlook...

Republicans are seeking to capitalize on the anxiety over higher prices, saying that they’re largely driven by Biden’s big-spending plans.
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Biden's mounting midterm threat: Inflation angst outweighing histor...

White House officials deny any sense of panic over the economy or their midterm chances.
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A sour and angry America poised to punish Dems this fall

Biden and his top advisers know that the window to change the economic narrative through executive action is rapidly closing.
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No end in sight for spiking prices? Enter the ‘peak inflation’ crowd

In recent days, economic forecasters have said that the March inflation number — an 8.5 percent surge over last year — may be the worst of it.
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The bears come for Powell and the Fed - POLITICO

Wall Street is losing confidence in the Fed’s ability to bring down rampant inflation without resorting to big, recession-inducing rate hikes.
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Why a blowout jobs number would be bad for Biden - POLITICO

Spending adjusted for inflation dipped 0.4 percent, a potentially worrisome sign about consumers’ ability to keep up with an inflation rate still far above 2 percent.

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Next week's Category 5 economic storm - POLITICO - POLITICO

Next week's Category 5 economic storm - POLITICO - POLITICO
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Larry Summers emerges as the unlikeliest Democratic hero - POLITICO

Summers’ deep involvement in White House economic planning is remarkable since he has been among the sharpest critics of Biden’s spending policies.
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Biden's economic mission-in-progress - POLITICO - POLITICO

Biden's economic mission-in-progress - POLITICO - POLITICO
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Fed-resistant inflation punishes Dems - POLITICO - POLITICO

Fed-resistant inflation punishes Dems - POLITICO - POLITICO