Today's column comes from a comment from Tessa, one of my readers.

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Today's column comes from a comment from Tessa, one of my readers. 

Before we go any further, I want to thank Tessa and all my readers or listeners, especially those who take the time to comment.

Today's column comes from a comment from Tessa, one of my readers. 

Before we go any further, I want to thank Tessa and all my readers or listeners, especially those who take the time to comment.

Today's column comes from a comment from Tessa, one of my readers. 

Before we go any further, I want to thank Tessa and all my readers or listeners, especially those who take the time to comment.

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell marched up Capital Hill to give his twice-yearly report to Congress. When all was said and done, Powell seemed able to thread the needle.

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell marched up Capital Hill to give his twice-yearly report to Congress. When all was said and done, Powell seemed able to thread the needle.

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell marched up Capital Hill to give his twice-yearly report to Congress. When all was said and done, Powell seemed able to thread the needle.

Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell marched up Capital Hill to give his twice-yearly report to Congress. When all was said and done, Powell seemed able to thread the needle.

Nearly a half-century ago, Ronald Reagan gave us this simple aphorism to describe the kind of economy we face today. During those far way 1970s, the economy back then was failing. We had gone through the supply-side shock of an oil embargo. Inflation was the highest it had been in generations. And the country was governed by an unpopular President who couldn't seem to get anything right.

Nearly a half-century ago, Ronald Reagan gave us this simple aphorism to describe the kind of economy we face today. During those far way 1970s, the economy back then was failing. We had gone through the supply-side shock of an oil embargo. Inflation was the highest it had been in generations. And the country was governed by an unpopular President who couldn't seem to get anything right.