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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he wants to wait and see what policies the incoming Trump administration will implement before the central bank forecasts what it means for the economy. “There’s nothing to model right now,” Powell said at his November 7 press conference. “We don’t guess, we don’t speculate and we don’t assume.” That’s not how the Fed responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s win in 2016, transcripts from meetings at the time show. A month before the inauguration, the Fed’s staff began forecasting a fiscal boost to growth that would be partly offset by higher interest rates, based on an assumption that promised tax cuts would get passed. And several policymakers, including Powell, also incorporated fiscal policy changes into their forecasts. “It seems likely that more accommodative fiscal policy will arrive during 2017,” Powell, then a governor, wrote in comments submitted with his forecasts at the December 2016 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. “I have therefore followed the staff baseline in assuming a personal income tax cut of 1% of GDP, as a placeholder.” He went on to say he had changed his rate projections to incorporate three, instead of two, quarter-point interest-rate hikes in 2017. A spokesperson at the Fed declined to comment. Powell’s extra caution compared to 2016 is striking, given that Trump’s policies are expected to reignite price pressures, and Fed officials are still working to finish off their toughest bout with inflation in four decades. How much further they can lower interest rates will still depend, at some point, on how they see the cross-currents of tax, tariff and immigration policies affecting the economy. “The job’s not quite done” on inflation while the economy could get a lift from deregulation and business-friendly tax policies, said Randall Kroszner, a former Fed governor and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. “They are going to be on a shallower path” with interest rates in the short run “as the economy gets a boost.” Just how and when to position around fiscal stimulus is fraught with political risks for central bankers who have run afoul of tax-cutting presidents in the past. If they raise borrowing costs too early or too much to offset the effects, they get criticized for leaning against the administration’s policies. Raise rates too little or too late, and inflation may heat up as it did in 2021. Eight years ago, it proved difficult to accurately predict the impact of Trump’s proposed policies. The Fed ended up cutting rates beginning in July 2019, just 19 months after the passage of Trump’s signature package of tax cuts, in response to a slowdown in manufacturing and an inflation rate that had fallen back to below their 2% target. To former Fed Governor Laurence Meyer, who had to grapple with the George W Bush tax cuts in 2001, the Fed’s current response should remain strictly at the staff level. “They should be running alternative simulations” to get a sense of how the economy would perform if taxes were cut, he said. “They shouldn’t be basing their policy on something where they don’t know what is going to happen.” Still, others worry the Fed could err if they wait too long to react. Trump once again promised lower taxes, and with control of both the House and Senate, an extension of his first-term tax cuts is looking like a good bet. “The patterns we have here for unified Republican control has not been a model of restraint,” said Sarah Binder, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “I could see why central bankers might want to duck out of the wind and get a better sense of what’s coming,” Binder added. “But it does risk getting behind the eight ball.” Several Wall Street banks haven’t waited. Since Trump’s re-election, economists at JPMorgan Chase & Co, Barclays Plc and Toronto-Dominion Bank have reduced the number of rate cuts they anticipate through next year. Investors have also pared back their expectations for rate cuts in 2025. Whatever the Fed’s response, what’s really required is a regularized process for handling potential action from the White House and Congress, said Ellen Meade, a former senior policy adviser at the Board of Governors who is now a research professor of economics at Duke University. “Having a systematic process around how and when prospective fiscal initiatives are incorporated into the baseline Tealbook forecast is critical to ensuring consistent treatment of prospective policies proposed by either political party,” she said, referring to the Fed staff’s forecast and strategy document. In December 2016, some Fed policymakers, including William Dudley, then president of the New York Fed, raised questions about the staff’s decision to pencil in a more expansionary fiscal policy. Dudley is now a Bloomberg opinion columnist. Stephanie Aaronson, then an assistant director of the Division of Research and Statistics, told the committee that House Republicans had a plan that was similar in magnitude to what staff built into their forecast. Aaronson is a senior associate director at the Fed today. Kyle Pomerleau, a senior fellow studying tax policy at the American Enterprise Institute, said that while that plan was more vision statement than draft legislation, it was nonetheless “a very reasonable assumption” in late 2016 that Congress would pass individual income tax cuts and boost demand. This time around, he said, it may not be so reasonable to do the same. “There is less agreement among the Republican caucus on what to do,” said Pomerleau. “The deficit is higher.”House Democrats who voted yes on NDAA lament transgender restrictions

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BEIRUT — Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the suburbs of the capital and that government forces had withdrawn from the central city of Homs. The government was forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The loss of Homs is a potentially crippling blow for Assad. It stands at an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus — the Syrian leader’s base of support and home to a Russian strategic naval base. The pro-government Sham FM reported that government forces took positions outside Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Syrian troops and members of different security agencies have withdrawn from the city, adding that rebels have entered parts of it. The capture of Homs is a major victory for insurgents, who have already seized the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as well as large parts of the south, in a lightning offensive that began Nov. 27. Analysts said Homs falling into rebel hands would be a game-changer. The rebels’ moves around Damascus, reported by the monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. In their push to overthrow Assad’s government, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. For the first time in the country’s long-running civil war, the government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus. The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition.” Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Assad’s chief international backer, said he feels “sorry for the Syrian people.” In Damascus, people rushed to stock up on supplies. Thousands went to Syria’s border with Lebanon, trying to leave the country. Many shops in the capital were shuttered, a resident told The Associated Press, and those still open ran out of staples such as sugar. Some were selling items at three times the normal price. “The situation is very strange. We are not used to that,” the resident said, insisting on anonymity, fearing retributions. “People are worried whether there will be a battle (in Damascus) or not.” It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The U.N. said it was moving noncritical staff outside the country as a precaution. Assad’s status Syria’s state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. He has had little, if any, help from his allies. Russia, is busy with its war in Ukraine. Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which at one point sent thousands of fighters to shore up Assad’s forces, has been weakened by a yearlong conflict with Israel. Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Pedersen said a date for talks in Geneva on the implementation a U.N. resolution, adopted in 2015, and calling for a Syrian-led political process, would be announced later. The resolution calls for the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with U.N.-supervised elections. Later Saturday, foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran, along with Pederson, gathered on the sidelines of the Doha Summit to discuss the situation in Syria. No details were immediately available. The insurgents’ march Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said insurgents were in the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah, Jaramana and Daraya. Opposition fighters were marching toward the Damascus suburb of Harasta, he added. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces had begun the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. HTS controls much of northwest Syria and in 2017 set up a “salvation government” to run day-to-day affairs in the region. In recent years, HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has sought to remake the group’s image, cutting ties with al-Qaida, ditching hard-line officials and vowing to embrace pluralism and religious tolerance. The shock offensive began Nov. 27, during which gunmen captured the northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest, and the central city of Hama, the country’s fourth largest city. Opposition activists said Saturday that a day earlier, insurgents entered Palmyra, which is home to invaluable archaeological sites had been in government hands since being taken from the Islamic State group in 2017. To the south, Syrian troops left much of the province of Quneitra including the main Baath City, activists said. Syrian Observatory said government troops have withdrawn from much of the two southern provinces. The Syrian army said in a statement that it carried out redeployment and repositioning in Sweida and Daraa after its checkpoints came under attack by “terrorists." The army said it was setting up a “strong and coherent defensive and security belt in the area,” apparently to defend Damascus from the south. The Syrian government has referred to opposition gunmen as terrorists since conflict broke out in March 2011. Diplomacy in Doha The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, meeting in Qatar, called for an end to the hostilities. Turkey is a main backer of the rebels. Qatar’s top diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, criticized Assad for failing to take advantage of the lull in fighting in recent years to address the country’s underlying problems. “Assad didn’t seize this opportunity to start engaging and restoring his relationship with his people,” he said. Sheikh Mohammed said he was surprised by how quickly the rebels have advanced and said there is a real threat to Syria’s “territorial integrity.” He said the war could “damage and destroy what is left if there is no sense of urgency” to start a political process. Karam reported from London. Associated Press writers Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria and Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad contributed to this report. Updated at 3:12 p.m.November 24 - Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul fired a 7-under-par 65 to claim a one-shot win at the CME Group Tour Championship and the $4 million first-place prize, the largest in professional women's golf history, on Sunday in Naples. Fla. Tied with Angel Yin entering the final round at Tiburon Golf Club, Thitikul birdied three of her first seven holes and finished strong, sinking an eagle on the par-5 No. 17 hole before closing her round with a birdie on No. 18. "Actually, I don't know what's (happening) to me on 17 and 18," Thitikul said after her fourth LPGA Tour win. "I mean, like I really make a birdie on 17, which is giving me a good chance. "But like having eagle, it's more than I can ask for. And then hitting really, really good second shot on 18 and hole the putt, it's just like, you know, all the hard work that I've been, it's just like pay off." The 21-year-old Thitikul collected a total of six birdies, one eagle and one bogey, on the par-4 No. 4 hole, to close at 22-under 266 in the LPGA's season finale. With the win, she is the 2024 Race to the CME Globe champion. As for the $4M payout, Thitiful already has plans for the money. "Definitely spend it," she said with a laugh. "That's an honest answer for sure. Definitely going to spend it for a little while, but like saving it for my parents as well. Because I told them that I'm shopping a lot. Don't tell my parents that I've been spending all the money." Yin played a bogey-free round with six birdies but shot a 6-under 66 to finish one shot behind Thitikul at 21-under 267. "Lots of positives, hitting it good," Yin said. "This is -- you know, I'm happy because this is a golf course that I'm not very fond of and never played well. My track record, I think this is my best finish ever." New Zealand's Lydia Ko posted the round of the day, notching a 9-under 63 and moving up nine spots to finish third, five spots off the lead. Ko delivered nine birdies, including three in a row on Nos. 7-9, and played bogey-free golf. China's Ruoning Yin (68 on Sunday) finished fourth, followed by World No. 1 Nelly Korda (66) and Narin An (68) of South Korea in a tie for fifth. Korda sank six birdies in a bogey-free round but couldn't catch the leaders after a first-round 72. "Motivated definitely, and just excited and proud of how this year went," Korda said. "Never in a million years would I have thought last year, 365 days ago, I would be here with seven wins in one season and another major championship." Lexi Thompson, who had announced earlier this year that this would be her last full season on tour, shot a 2-over 74 and finished in a tie for 49th at 2-under 286. "Yeah, it was very emotional," she said. "Really wasn't until I got to No. 9 for some reason. Kind of all hit me." --Field Level Media Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab

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Modi govt committed to resolve public issues: Dr Jitendra SinghRepublican Sen. Eric Schmitt said that one of Donald Trump ‘s first priorities in office should be to exact revenge. He suggested that Trump get rid of any Justice Department employees who were involved in cases that brought charges against the former president. “First and foremost, the people involved with this should be fired immediately,” Schmitt, who was a contender for Trump’s attorney general nomination, said on Sunday’s Meet the Press. “Anybody part of this effort to keep President Trump off the ballot and to throw him in jail for the rest of his life because they didn’t like his politics and to continue to cast him as a quote, unquote threat to democracy was wrong, and so we’ll see where that goes,” he added. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading criminal investigations into Trump’s role in attempting to subvert the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents, has said he plans to wind down his efforts ahead of Trump’s inauguration due to the “unprecedented circumstance” that the defendant was elected president. The Justice Department has long upheld a policy of not prosecuting presidents. Smith could still author a report on his findings, but Attorney General Merrick Garland would decide whether or not to release it publicly. Trump has threatened he will fire Smith and his entire team within “two seconds” of returning to power. This past August, Trump re-shared a post on Truth Social that said Smith “should be prosecuted for election interference & prosecutorial misconduct.” As Rolling Stone reported in August , Trump has planned since 2021 — when he left office — to indict those he perceives to be his enemies. In addition to Smith, that includes Garland, President Joe Biden, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and others. Trump continued to threaten retribution during the 2024 presidential campaign. “There are almost too many targets to keep track of,” a Trump adviser familiar with the discussions told Rolling Stone. Pam Bondi is Trump’s choice for attorney general following former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrawing his own nomination due to allegations in a House Ethics Committee report that he had sex multiple times with a 17-year-old. Bondi has endorsed Trump’s revenge plans, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity in 2023 that when Trump returns to the White House, “the Department of Justice, the prosecutors, will be prosecuted.” “The investigators will be investigated,” Bondi added, “because the deep state — last term for President Trump — they were hiding in the shadows. But now they have a spotlight on them, and they can all be investigated and the house needs to be cleaned out.” Schmitt said he will be a “yes” vote on Bondi’s nomination. He also confirmed he will vote to confirm Trump’s choices of Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.

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