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    • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
      The Big Read
      How the Biden administration failed the Omicron test

      The new variant has exposed dysfunction in America’s public health institutions that has continued under a new president

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      Covid-19 vaccines
      Racial gap in US Covid booster campaign concerns health officials

      Distrust and labour shortages hinder efforts to provide vaccines for black and Hispanic communities

    • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
      News in-depthUS midterm elections
      Exodus of House Democrats points to daunting midterms challenge

      Retirements by lawmakers from Joe Biden’s party puts razor-thin majority at risk

    • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
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      Houston becomes a magnet for blockbuster US bankruptcies

      Legislators target ‘forum shopping’ as lawyers steer big cases to select cities

    • Friday, 7 January, 2022
      US employment
      ‘Hottest it’s ever been’: why US labour market is stronger than it seems

      Low unemployment and high wage growth contradict weak jobs growth figures, economists say

    • Friday, 31 December, 2021
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      US struggles to measure jobs growth as pandemic distorts labour market data

      Payroll growth estimates revised up by 976,000 jobs in 2021, their highest upward adjustment in a single year

    • Friday, 24 December, 2021
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      ‘Things can change in a second’: Broadway cancels shows as Omicron cases hit New York

      Virus imperils smaller productions as the theatre industry had begun to recover from past shutdowns

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
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      Fed officials expect three rate rises next year in hawkish pivot on inflation

      Stocks rise after US central bank announces quicker ‘taper’ of bond purchases as it battles soaring prices

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      US government has granted vaccine mandate exceptions to 165,000 workers

      8% of federal employees remain unvaccinated against Covid-19 despite November mandate

    • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
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      Economists predict complete ‘taper’ of Fed bond buying by end of March

      FT-IGM survey shows expectations have shifted amid soaring inflation and falling unemployment

    • Sunday, 5 December, 2021
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      Adam Kinzinger: the ‘Rino’ leading the charge for a post-Trump GOP

      The Republican has bet his political future that the party can escape the former president’s grip

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
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      Will tapping the US strategic stockpile lower oil prices?

      Release of 50m barrels of crude would cover half a day of global consumption

    • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
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      Republicans have fundraising edge in battle for control of US Congress

      GOP Senate campaign has twice the war chest of Democrats as donations return following January 6 boycott

    • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
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      Crushing night for Democrats as former private equity CEO defeats opponent Terry McAuliffe

    • Saturday, 16 October, 2021
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      Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin took in big hauls from energy, pharmaceutical and financial services industries

    • Monday, 11 October, 2021
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      Experts urge caution despite Delta wave slowdown amid concerns over new variants and vaccine hesitancy

    • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
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      Take our 10-question test to learn more about the revenue raising proposals making their way through Congress

    • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
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      Chair Jay Powell says US central bank could ‘easily move ahead’ with taper announcement in November

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
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      End of extra unemployment benefits gives little boost to US labour market

      Analysis suggests cutting jobless payments early did not affect growth in payrolls

    • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
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      US Covid death toll surpasses that of 1918 flu pandemic

      Coronavirus resurgence puts strain on hospitals and nurses exhausted from previous waves

    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
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      Economists predict US interest rate rise in 2022

      FT-IGM survey suggests increase will come more quickly than Fed’s latest projections

    • Monday, 6 September, 2021
      News in-depthCoronavirus pandemic
      Delta surge is test for US schools as classrooms reopen

      Rise in hospitalisations among children forces districts to rethink return to in-person teaching

    • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
      US society
      US census shows increasing share of non-white groups in wider population

      White Americans account for less than 60 per cent of the US population for the first time on record

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