Policy and Government

CNBC reports the U.S. economy expanded 1.9% in Q3.

CNBC reports China does not want to make a major purchase of U.S. agriculture products citing lack of domestic demand for them.

Monetary

MarketWatch reports the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point.

In the National Pulse, Jon Decker questions whether the Fed will maintain its repo intervention stop-point.

Tax

Ralph Benko, at Townhall.com, writing in his capacity as chairman of The Capitalist League, exploring the carbon tax that most democratic presidential aspirants have endorsed asks “Hey Democratic Presidential Contenders! Are You Conniving at $240/gal. Gas?”

Spending

At National Review, Jim Geraghty bashes the Ex-Im Bank.