Economic Policy

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While the Trump administration continues to sort out who will or won’t be subject to steel and aluminum tariffs, the under-reported aspect of the larger tariff-trade story is the potential impact of the tariff exemption process on U.S. industries that use lots of steel – including ours. The reality is that businesses and industries that rely… Keep reading →

A Sign of Things to Come? Trump’s Regulatory Freeze And Other Early Actions

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Behind the pomp and circumstance of Friday’s inauguration, President Donald J. Trump and his administration set their sights on deploying a new guard of regulatory and economic policies focused on reducing burdensome regulations.

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Energy Future Holdings Corp. has survived its latest legal bout with bondholders demanding some $431 million worth of premiums on billions of dollars in debt. “Round one was decided in the company’s favor in March, but that ruling left open the possibility that bondholders could persuade a judge to lift the automatic stay of bankruptcy… Keep reading →