Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen said Congress has until October 18 to raise the debt limit. She previously said the government’s ability to pay its bills will run out sometime in October. The GOP struck down a bill that would have raised the limit on Monday, refusing to help Democrats. See more stories on Insider’s business … Read more
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman told CNBC on Monday the economy will see a “massive” boom in the fall despite the coronavirus Delta variant. Ackman said trillions of dollars in federal stimulus, an increase in wages, pent-up savings, and the rise in vaccinations will lead to a “massive, massive economic boom.” The investor also … Read more
The Federal Reserve’s daily cash operations approached $1 trillion on Wednesday, as banks and other market participants drowning in cash look for somewhere to park their money. The Fed’s “reverse repo” facility, where financial institutions can deposit cash overnight, took in an all-time high of $992 billion on Wednesday, according to Fed data. Usage shot … Read more
The Fed is “carefully” watching the housing market as huge demand sends prices soaring, Chair Jerome Powell said. The central bank doesn’t see “the kind of financial stability concerns” that fueled the 2008 crash, he added. Powell said he hopes homebuilders react “and come up with more supply,” which would also boost job growth. See … Read more
President Biden this week proposed raising the capital gains tax rate to as high as 43.4% for wealthy Americans. The tax hike comes as a part of Biden’s second infrastructure bill, the “American Families Plan.” Experts say the plan is unlikely to pass into law with the proposed rate, but if it does, it could … Read more