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Articles and analyses from the INET community on the key economic questions of our time.

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The Origins of the Modern Era of the Federal Reserve

Jan 13, 2025

Fifty years ago the actions of the Federal Reserve mattered. Today, so far as the aggregate measures of the American domestic economy go, they do not.

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Elon Musk and Tesla Shape America’s Future. But Problems Run Deeper Than Tweets.

Sep 19, 2024

The financialization of U.S. firms making critical products endangers both American global leadership and, in Tesla’s case, climate change progress.