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Reuters: US immigration fillip shifts economy’s trajectory
“In a paper released last week, Brookings economists Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson reckoned the CBO revisions - which show 3.3 million net immigrants last yea…
The Hill: Immigration cuts could dent US economy at crucial time, experts say
"‘The vast majority of population growth that we have in the U.S. right now is from immigration,’ Wendy Edelberg, director of The Hamilton Project and a senior…
Marketplace: Cha-ching! Can you hear the economy growing?
"Wendy Edelberg of The Hamilton Project doesn’t want to jinx it, but it looks like the economy has made a ‘soft landing.’"
The Wall Street Journal: How the highest bond yields in 16 years could chill the hot U.S. economy
“Wendy Edelberg, a former CBO chief economist, said higher interest expenses will ultimately force policy makers to choose if they will accept higher borrowing…
Bloomberg: What no landing looks like to a Treasury bond investor
"Quote of the week: 'If households were to sustain their current spending trends and increasingly finance spending with borrowing, financial health could deter…
Bloomberg: Americans spending set to slow as income dips below 2019 trend
“Real income growth has slowed to levels below the pre-pandemic trend, according to the report published Tuesday by Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Pr…
Reuters: Instant view: Fitch downgrades U.S. foreign currency ratings to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’
"Wendy Edelberg, Director of The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.: 'I'm surprised by the timing of the downgrade because I don't …
Barron's: Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term foreign currency rating
“The decline in the average could carry some impact if investors or major funds have provisions regarding average ratings, said Wendy Edelberg, a senior fellow…
