How the current oil market is likely to impact interest rates
Hailey Whitlock, Editor The Federal Reserve serves a crucial role in the monetary policy of the United States, heavily influencing interest rates and by extension inflation and unemployment. At each of the eight Federal Open Market Committee meetings per year, board members vote on the level of the federal funds rate. The federal funds rate…
Supreme Court rules tariffs unconstitutional
Hailey Whitlock, Editor On Feb. 20 the Supreme Court issued a ruling deeming President Trump’s sweeping tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unconstitutional. Per CNN, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the 6-3 majority opinion,“The president asserts the extraordinary power to unilaterally impose tariffs of unlimited amount, duration, and scope. In light of…
Congressional Budget Office Issues New Federal Deficit Predictions
Hailey Whitlock, Editor To begin, it is essential to understand how the federal debt and deficit work. A deficit in funding for a government refers to when the funds brought in by a government, often through taxes and tariffs, are less than the government spends. When the government spends more money than they collect, a…
Kevin Warsh nominated as next Federal Reserve Chair
Hailey Whitlock, Staff Writer The last few months in the economic sector have been fraught with tension as President Trump frequently criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell due to his disagreements pertaining to the rate of interest cuts. The chair, appointed by Trump himself, has faced increased scrutiny from the executive branch, making it evident…
Supreme Court debates reversing President Trump’s tariffs
Hailey Whitlock, Staff Writer On Nov. 5 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the legality of President Trump’s tariffs. The tariffs that were instituted in April have had profound impacts in the business world, including increased prices for consumers for imported goods, higher costs for businesses who partner with companies outside the U.S.…
Exploring the financial impact of the Amazon Web Services outage on Amazon
Hailey Whitlock, Staff Writer On Oct. 20 2025, students and faculty alike across La Salle University’s campus were greeted with a Canvas outage. Canvas is a platform that La Salle University and many other colleges across the nation rely upon to host communication between faculty and students, allowing students to view and submit assignments and…
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