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    You Can't Control the Federal Reserve, but Here's What You Can Do About It

    The Motley Fool
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    How The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Measures Inflation

    Forbes Advisor
  3. Personal Finance

    Debt Ceiling Crisis: What the Experts Are Saying

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What’s Moving Markets

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Economics for Investors

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    Why Interest Rates Matter

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    Markets

    Investors: Don’t Panic About Inflation. Do This Instead.

    Kiplinger
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    What Unemployment Means for the Stock Market

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Economy Watch

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Economic Indicators 101
  1. What is GDP?
    Economy

    Your Jargon-Free Guide to One of the Most-Cited Economic Indicators

    Eleanna Eimer
  2. What is inflation?
    Economy

    And Why You’re Hearing about It in the News So Much

    Lenore Elle Hawkins
  3. What Is the Unemployment Rate?
    Jobs & Unemployment

    Unemployment Rate Can Be a Critical Indicator of Our Economy’s Health

    Eleanna Eimer
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  1. What is Consumer Spending
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    Learn About How It Impacts U.S. Economic Activity

    Eleanna Eimer
  2. What is retail sales?
    US Markets

    Learn How Your Shopping Habits Are Impacting the Economy

    Reuters
  3. What is the housing market?
    Markets

    Looking for Your New Home? Understand the Market First

    The Motley Fool
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The Major Players in the Economy

U.S. Federal Reserve

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    Financial Advisors

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Federal Reserve Rescues

    Ron Surz
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    Markets

    7 Ways the Federal Reserve Affects You and Your Money

    The Motley Fool
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    Federal Reserve To Dip Toes In The Cryptocurrency

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U.S. Department of the Treasury

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    U.S. Treasury Says G7 Expected to Endorse U.S. Global Minimum Tax Proposal

    Reuters
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    U.S. Treasury Seeks Reporting of Cryptocurrency Transfers, Doubling of IRS Workforce

    Reuters
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    U.S. Treasury's Yellen Touts Infrastructure Bill as Reducing Economic Inequality

    Reuters
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The Future Economy

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    The Future of Digital Currency

    Chris Morris
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    The Fastest Growing Trillion-Dollar Economies in 2021

    Prableen Bajpai
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    How to Invest in Space: Major Players and Private Space Companies to Watch

    Chris Versace

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    Mark Abssy
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THE CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY
The global market is constantly evolving. Today's leaders must be prepared to quickly adapt to changing economic situations to succeed.
Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq's Chief Economist
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