Scot Bertram, The House has passed a stopgap bill that will prevent a government shutdown.

Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for

–Wednesday November 15th 2023—

 

—Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

Three—  The Federal Reserve will likely start cutting interest rates this spring.  That's according to a new estimate from UBS Investment Bank. The cuts could come as early as March. UBS said easing inflation could pave a way for a two-point-seven-five percent decrease in the interest rate over the year. That would almost halve the current nearly five-and-a-half percent rate.

 

Two—  Michigan Court of Claims judge has ruled former President Donald Trump will be on the ballot for the Republican primary in the state.  Opponents tried to use a Civil War-era constitutional clause to keep Trump off as they cited the insurrection provision of the 14th Amendment.  Judge James Redford says Trump followed state law to qualify for the ballot and he cannot remove him.  

 

And number one— The House has passed a stopgap bill that will prevent a government shutdown.  On Tuesday, the House voted in favor of a Republican plan to fund some departments until mid-January and the rest through early February at current spending levels