Economics

First Fed rate cuts in four years

Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown, a financial historian focused on central banking and policy, discusses the Fed’s recent, and likely last, key decision before the presidential election.

Nathi Magubane

Venezuela’s disputed election and unrest

Ángel Alvarado, a senior fellow in the Department of Economics and former Venezuelan congressman, shares his thoughts on the power struggle and ongoing crisis. 

Kristen de Groot

The economic impact of the Olympics

Rising fourth-year Silas Ruth, an economics major, examines sports mega-events like Paris 2024 through an economic lens.

Kristen de Groot



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CNBC

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says stock sell-off is ‘healthy’ as cautious Fed gives investors a ‘reality check’

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects the Federal Reserve to pare back the number of rate cuts next year, with just one or two reductions.

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Fortune

Trump criticizes ‘rich as hell’ pharmacy benefit managers

At a presentation at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, Mark Cuban said that it’s impossible to find the price or cost of medications.

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CNET

Will we see more tax breaks next year? Who benefits under Trump’s tax plan

The Penn Wharton Budget Model finds that households of different income spectrums across the U.S. would largely benefit from Trump’s tax changes in the short term.

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NorthJersey.com

Could Trump raise NJ property tax deduction to $20,000? SALT cap increase on table

According to the Wharton School, increasing the SALT cap from $10,000 to $20,000 would cost the U.S. government $22 billion during a 10-year period.

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CNBC

Trump won’t knowingly do something that’ll harm the market performance, says Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses whether the current Trump stock rally can continue and why equity markets aren’t as concerned about tariffs.

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CNN

Trump may renew a housing fight that could rattle mortgage rates

Susan Wachter of the Wharton School says that a government-charged fee to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the guarantee of a bailout in another crisis could mitigate some mortgage market swings from going private.

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