WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * EPA Hits 75% Complete Milestone in Agency's Largest Ever Wildfire Cleanup WASHINGTON - Following the recent catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles County, California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just hit a major milestone in the agency's largest ever wildfire hazardous waste cleanup. President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on January 24, 2025, dire  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2025-02) on Jan. 31, 2025, by Ursel Baumann, Annalisa Ferrando, Dimitris Georgarakos, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Timo Reinelt entitled "Do Inflation Expectations Become More Anchored During a Disinflation Episode? Evidence for Euro Area Firms." Here are excerpts: * * * Does a successful disinflation contribute to the anchoring of inflation expectations? We provide novel  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2025-03) on Feb. 5, 2025, by Jens Christensen, Sarah Mouabbi, and Caroline Paulson entitled "German Inflation-Linked Bonds: Overpriced, yet Undervalued." Here are excerpts: * * * We document that German inflation-linked government bond yields contain a convenience or safety premium averaging 0.33 percent. Yet, the German Federal Finance Agency decided to cease all fut  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Trump EPA to Transmit California Waivers to Congress in Accordance with Statutory Reporting Requirements Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in the Oval Office, alongside President Donald Trump and the newly created National Energy Dominance Council, that the EPA  more