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CNBC's Squawk Box: What experts think about Q4 GDP data
“To be clear, the slowdown that I expect we will see in the first quarter is a good thing. It will show that the economy is starting to rebalance, get on a mor…
C-SPAN, White House Press Briefing : Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
“Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary, that many of you speak with: ‘A default would be catastrophic . It would mean higher borrowing cost forever.’ And la…
Semafor: The best arguments for and against minting a $1 trillion coin to solve the debt crisis
“Rather than a $1 trillion coin, Edelberg said, it's more conceivable that the Mint would print a platinum coin that is worth the exact amount of money the go…
Forbes Advisor: How a debt ceiling standoff could devastate your finances
“Some 70 million Social Security recipients would likely be among the first to feel the brunt of the Treasury running out of money," says Wendy Edelberg, direc…
PBS NewsHour: Economists and business leaders raise alarm about looming debt ceiling deadline
“I'm very confident that the White House and Democrats in Congress stand ready to negotiate on future tax and spending laws and changes to those laws. What I d…
Democrats aren’t saying much about reducing poverty and unemployment. Why?
“Studies by the Census Bureau and by poverty expert Robert Greenstein have found that inclusive and targeted programs have both been important in reducing hard…
Politico: Inflation blame game: Sorting out the culprits
"Wendy Edelberg, director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, said the war certainly contributed to r…
The New York Times: What higher interest rates could mean for jobs
"If spending on durable goods declines sharply, 'I could easily see that creating a recession, because suppliers would be stuck with a massive amount of invent…
