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The Democratic presidential nominee laid out plans including a proposal for a federal ban on what she called price gouging on groceries, as well as $25,000 in down payment help for certain first-time homebuyers and tax incentives for builders of starter homes. ... And you know, economists have done the math.

"You don't want to tighten any longer than you have to," Goolsbee told National Public Radio in an interview. Goolsbee declined to say whether he would press for an interest rate cut at the Fed's coming meeting on Sept. 17-18. The Fed has held its policy rate in the current range of 5.25% to 5.50% since July 2023 after raising to that level at a breakneck pace over the prior 16 months to combat the worst outbreak of inflation since the 1980s.

Joachim Klement of Panmure Liberum warns inflation could surge 1.2 percentage points in the first year after Trump’s tariff policies begin.

A federal judge has struck down Missouri investment regulations that Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had touted as way to expose financial institutions that “put woke politics ahead of investment returns.” The Missouri regulations, issued by Ashcroft's office, infringed on the free speech rights of investment professionals and are preempted by federal law, the court ruling said. The regulations "would have placed an unnecessary burden on investment firms – small and large – doing business here in Missouri,” said Kara Corches, interim president and CEO of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.