Brookings Institution

Private transfers of resources across generations are as old as society itself.

The leadership of the Federal Reserve has undergone substantial turnover in the past few years. President Biden has put four new governors on the seven-member Federal Reserve Board in Washington, and several of the 12 regional Fed banks have named new presidents.

Whether Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada could lead to further progress on these issues is uncertain. But it is clear that if implemented, these tariffs will harm U.S. industry.

This explainer explores why financial markets struggle to incorporate the value of nature and the potential solutions that have been proposed.

Advanced technologies have already provided and continue to offer unprecedented opportunities for the continent to improve business performance and connect millions of unbanked people to financial services.

Higher interest rates in recent years have sparked concerns about their adverse impact on clean energy investments.

In this brief, we examine the assumptions underlying existing shortage estimates and offer an updated estimate based on our preferred methodology.

Federal tax policy will take center stage next year, with Republican President-elect Donald Trump leading a unified government and many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expiring at the end of 2025. But five issues will shape the tax debate, leaving lawmakers with four possible scenarios.

America returned to limited deposit insurance and the sky didn’t fall.