Tag: 1970s

A Mistake in the 1970s Still Haunts Supreme Court Ethics

1965 – Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas Credit – PhotoQuest/Getty Images The fury among liberals over news of an upside-down flag — a “Stop the Steal” symbol — flying in Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s yard was the just latest in a constant barrage of ethical controversies tied to the Court. Over the past year, […]

Jamie Dimon is worried the US economy is headed back to the 1970s

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is concerned the US economy could be in for a repeat of the problems that hampered the country during the 1970s. “Yes, I think there’s a chance that can happen again,” he said during an appearance Tuesday at the Economic Club of New York. The economy in that troubled […]

Why the Fed risks relearning the painful inflation lessons of the 1970s

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: A hotter-than-expected inflation print rocked bond markets Wednesday, sending the US 10-year Treasury note yield (^TNX) to 4.56%, the highest level since November. The jump (18 bps) was the biggest in nearly two […]