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Michael Walden, North Carolina State University

Michael L. Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist at North Carolina State University, with a Ph.D. from Cornell University and teaching, research, and extension responsibilities in consumer economics, economic outlook, and public policy. He has published eleven books, including North Carolina in the Connected Age and North Carolina Beyond the Connected Age: The Tar Heel State in 2050, and over 300 articles and reports.
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Fed Slashes Rates by a Half-Point – What That Means for the Economy and the Presidential Election

by Michael Walden, North Carolina State University September 23, 2024

In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve announced on Sept. 18, 2024, that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to a r... Read more.

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The Avoidable Debt Ceiling Debate

Federal Land Giveaways Again OK’d by House GOP

The Chip Subsidy Wars Heat Up

Massachusetts Towns Grapple With High-Hazard Dams as Climate Risks Escalate

U.S. Has Its First National Strategy To Reduce Plastic Pollution − Here Are 3 Strong Points and a Key Issue To Watch

Oceans Without Sharks Would Be Far Less Healthy – New Research

What Would a Kamala Harris Presidency Mean for the Climate?

The Navy’s First 4-Star Woman Admiral Reflects on Military Integration and the Time It Took To Become a Reality

Cluster Bombs: Here’s the Core Basics On the Issue

GOP Obsession: War on Mexico

Debating the Best Ways to Kill

Dumping Japan’s Nuclear Waste

3 Smart Ways to Lower Gasoline Prices And Still Punish Putin

Increasing U.S. Oil Production During Ukraine Invasion

Preventing Power Failures That Kill Hundreds of Americans

7-nation Prisoner Swap Shows How Diplomacy, Not Law, Governs Exchanges

U.S. Investigates Claims Cartel Funded Campaign of Obrador

Sudanese Refugees Are Starving, the U.S. Should Give a Hand

More Ticks Toward Doomsday

At the UN, World Leaders Are Negotiating the Biggest Health Issue You’ve Never Heard of

CJC-1295 with DAC: A Speculation into Research Implications

Laser vs. RF Vein Treatment: Comparing Effectiveness and Patient Outcomes

One Polio Case Stops the War

Beyond the Debate: A Call for Real Change, Not Just Tweaks Around the Edges

A Fact-Free Debate Over Governing

The Role of Purge and Trap Autosamplers in Environmental Analysis

At the UN, World Leaders Are Negotiating the Biggest Health Issue You’ve Never Heard of

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Fed Slashes Rates by a Half-Point – What That Means for the Economy and the Presidential Election