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News & Updates:

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  The cost of naturalization rises 61%
  Tariffs on China Imports Emerge as Hurdle to Trade Deal; Powell to Tell Congress that Recent Spate of Interest Cuts Is Done; The Cost to Become a U.S. Citizen Is Going Up 61 Percent; New Changes to Signature Drug Pricing Proposal; CPI report published; Import prices fell in October.
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  Questions arise around Federal Reserve’s rate decision
  Administration extends stay for El Salvadorians; Democrats try to prevent drilling near Grand Canyon; Uncertainty around Fed rate decision; Senate kills Paul’s attempt at spending cut; Home prices rise but lag in cities; Consumer confidence dips and misses expectations.
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  Are Negative Interest Rates on the Way in the U.S.?
  Wharton’s Itay Goldstein and Peter Conti-Brown, along with Lisa Cook of Michigan State University, discuss the possible impact of negative interest rates on the U.S. economy. Among the many possibilities it can whittle government debt but also creates a slow growth environment.
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  Trump border wall funding survives Senate vote
  SF Fed publishes papers on the economic impacts of climate change; Senate Democrats push on with rule repeals despite power plant rollback loss; Senate fails to overturn Trump veto, keeping emergency border wall funding; Fed likely to cut rates in October and contemplates when to stop; U.S. leading economic index falls slightly for second month straight.
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  US-China Trade Talks begin on a high note
  Fed weakens bank requirements; U.S.-China trade talks started off on positive note; Senate will vote to reverse Trump healthcare, tax, and environmental changes; Push for FASC to work for whole-government; California proposes new data privacy rules; Import prices rise 0.2%