>"A discussion over whether price controls would work to stem inflation is sweeping progressives. So far, it has little political acceptance."

"Evergrande and Kaisa must come up with hundreds of millions of dollars in days. Beijing sought to reassure markets overall, but signaled it might let Evergrande fail."

"Saule Omarova’s past criticism of bank deregulation is a sticking point for Democrats wary of how aggressively she would regulate big banks."

>"Lawyers from top accounting firms do brief stints in the Treasury Department, with the expectation of big raises when they return."

"The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators are worried that a technology that pledges stability will actually be a source of turmoil."

"The bill would rein in production quotas at warehouses that critics say are excessive and force workers to forgo bathroom breaks."

"Consumer spending fuelled by credit cards and bank loans has become central to economic growth, but it wasn’t always."

"After months of silence about its future, the corporate giant Huarong Asset Management announced that it would receive financial assistance from a group of state-backed companies."

"Regulators want to fix the property sector’s bad habit of borrowing too much. Evergrande, with its billions of dollars in debt, may stand in the way."

"Biden should work with reform-minded members of Congress from both parties on a deregulatory stimulus to help the current recovery and increase resilience against future crises."

Paul Romer’s call for government activism, particularly toward the big tech companies, reflects “a profound change in my thinking.”

Internet companies are using the threat of government action as a cudgel against rivals. That could make the Communist Party the ultimate arbiter over the _...Read More_

"Tax cuts and deregulation spurred the boom. Tariffs delivered neither economic growth nor key states."

"Socially valuable data can be combined with standards that safeguard individual privacy."