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Why is the U.S. dollar strengthening? - Marketplace
Nov 18, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to weaken the U.S. dollar as a way to improve the country’s exports to the rest of the world. And yet, the U.S. dollar has appreciated almost 3% since ...
How do tariffs actually work? - Marketplace
Nov 4, 2024 · What is a tariff? A tariff is a tax imposed on a good when it crosses a national border. Tariffs on exports are outlawed in the U.S. Constitution, but import tariffs are implemented as a foreign ...
How Trump’s policy proposals could affect housing prices
Nov 22, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has proposed sweeping changes to immigration policy, taxes and tariffs. He wants to extend temporary tax cuts that were implemented as part of 2017’s Tax Cuts and ...
The Fed cut rates, but the yield on the 10-year T-note is up
Sep 24, 2024 · Historically, it’s actually pretty normal that the interest rate on 10-year Treasury notes doesn’t instantly mirror the Fed’s actions, especially since Chair Jay Powell has basically been ...
Why does the U.S. export domestic crude oil and refine foreign oil ...
May 13, 2024 · American refineries aren't built to process "light sweet" petroleum. That's typically the product of shale fracking, a widespread technique.
How much money does the Catholic Church have? - Marketplace
Feb 10, 2023 · There are also national churches in countries like the United States and Germany, which have decentralized economic systems, said Jason Berry, an investigative reporter who wrote the book ...
Who does the U.S. owe $31.4 trillion? - Marketplace
May 26, 2023 · In total, other territories hold about $7.4 trillion in U.S. debt. Japan owns the most at $1.1 trillion, followed by China, with $859 billion, and the United Kingdom at $668 billion.
Why would China sell off its U.S. debt — if that’s what it’s doing
Nov 7, 2023 · The U.S. Treasury has been issuing quite a lot of debt to finance government spending.In fact, Tuesday it started auctioning off $112 billion in securities for this week. The total debt is nearly ...
Honeybee populations are hitting record numbers. Weren't they …
May 16, 2024 · Ryssdal: Well, lay that out a little bit, right, because, you know, you describe bee colonies that are weakened by travel and stress and all of that. Walsh: Yeah, absolutely.The big concern is ...