Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Moderna Announces Successful Vaccine Phase 2 Trial For Children Under Six

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — Economic Priorities Outweigh Punishing Russia For Ukraine Invasion

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week introduced legislation that would anoint the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as the primary regulator of the digital assets industry and beef up consumer protections. The ‘Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022’ was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D), Chairwoman of the…

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — COVID Hospitalizations Down In Latest Weekly Data The Centers for Disease Control reported this week that the number of patients newly admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 averaged 6,112 between July 27 and August 2, a 4.4% drop compared to the previous week.

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — White House Promotes COVID-19 Booster Shots, Touts Robust Protection Against Serious Illness

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged three individuals, including a former Coinbase product manager, with an insider trading scheme that sought to capitalize on not-yet public announcements regarding certain crypto assets that would be available on Coinbase’s platform. As part of the SEC’s complaint, the agency described…

Welcome to a regular snapshot-review of U.S. and international economic news that aims to 1) provide a window into the challenges and decisions facing businesses today, 2) determine the direction of economic policy — such as the speed at which central banks decide to raise interest rates, and 3) assess what the impact will be for consumers. — CDC Joins FDA In Approving Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine For Adults

The Financial Stability Board, a group composed of regulators from around the world, issued a statement this week calling for regulation of crypto assets that is “commensurate” with the risks they pose to the global financial system and said they plan to unveil a proposed set of rules in October. …