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1 – 10 of 95A Kamala Harris administration would likely avoid a direct confrontation with fossil fuel production, instead relying on an accelerated energy transition to reduce demand for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289680
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President Joe Biden has adopted a gradual approach to replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources, but a second term would see him under greater pressure to address record…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286744
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Recent demonstrations at universities and colleges over Israeli actions in Gaza, and the backing for them provided by the Biden administration, have underscored the relative…
Estimates of income rather than output, of household rather than firms' employment, and of real rather than nominal wages often diverge, but the gap has widened since the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284606
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Although the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is already channelling new funds into renewable energy, the US offshore wind sector faces financial challenges that will make Biden’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283736
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President Joe Biden turns 81 today. In a country where half the population is younger than 39, most voters would rather not see an electoral rematch between Biden and Donald…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283463
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The Fed insists that subsequent moves will depend on economic developments, but its forecast implies that, although not imminent, another 25-basis-point (bp) increase will happen…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282113
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) has raised interest rates from zero in March 2022 to 5.25-5.5% and has reduced its bond holdings from nearly USD9tn to USD7.8tn. While the Inflation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283712
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However, interest-rate-sensitive sectors such as home improvement are suffering the largest sales declines, according to weekly credit-card spending data. Housing prices also are…
Core personal consumption expenditure inflation is 4.7% year-on-year, above the 2.0% target. The economy is holding up, with the OECD now forecasting GDP growth of 1.5%, up from…