Megan Leonhardt

Megan Leonhardt

Senior Writer

LATEST ARTICLES

Justices Strike Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Justices Strike Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The Supreme Court ruled Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violated the Constitution.

Long Read

Review & Preview: 52,000

Review & Preview: 52,000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high after Alphabet joined the index.

4 minute read

Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Trump to Meddle With the Fed

Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Trump to Meddle With the Fed

The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts’ rulings that Fed Governor Lisa Cook could continue serving as her legal case challenging her potential termination moves forward.

Long Read

Trump Can’t Fire Fed’s Cook, Supreme Court Says

Trump Can’t Fire Fed’s Cook, Supreme Court Says

The justices allowed Lisa Cook to remain at the Fed while her legal challenge proceeds, but ruled that similar job protections for FTC commissioners are unconstitutional.

Long Read

Warsh's Words Could Be Best Tool Against Inflation

Warsh's Words Could Be Best Tool Against Inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has vowed to curb the central bank’s communications. But they may be the most benign tool with which to shape monetary policy, for now.

4 minute read

Fed’s Kashkari Sees One Rate Hike This Year

Fed’s Kashkari Sees One Rate Hike This Year

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said geopolitical risks and inflation uncertainty led him to project one interest-rate hike this year.

4 minute read

What the Supreme Court’s Immigration Rulings Mean for the Labor Market

What the Supreme Court’s Immigration Rulings Mean for the Labor Market

The Supreme Court upheld key Trump administration immigration policies, but economists say the decisions are unlikely to materially change labor-market trends or the broader economy.

4 minute read

Review & Preview: AI Jitters

Review & Preview: AI Jitters

A chip selloff rattled Wall Street and dragged down all three major indexes.

4 minute read

Healthcare Has Been the Job Engine. That’s About to Change.

Healthcare Has Been the Job Engine. That’s About to Change.

Federal healthcare cutbacks, including Medicaid funds, are expected to result in hundreds of thousands of fewer jobs.

Long Read

Warsh Is Determined to Tell the Markets Less. Investors, Do Your Own Homework.

Warsh Is Determined to Tell the Markets Less. Investors, Do Your Own Homework.

New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh plans to say little, and doesn’t care if you listen. That may be good news for investors and the Fed.

3 minute read

Warsh's Message Is Clear: Fed Rate Hikes Are Likely

Warsh's Message Is Clear: Fed Rate Hikes Are Likely

Nine of the committee members expect to see higher interest rates by the end of the year, according to the latest summary of economic projections.

Long Read

of 72 pages