So the Fed’s gone and done it. They have raised interest rates for the first time in nine years -- after seven years at effectively zero percent. Edward Harrison discusses. Then, Danielle DiMartino Booth, chief market strategist at The Liscio Report, joins Edward to talk about Wednesday’s much anticipated decision by the Federal Reserve. The exclusive here is Danielle’s focus on reverse repos and the Fed’s balance sheet instead of the hike. She thinks the Fed is late to hike and could be forced to keep its balance sheet at its present gargantuan size for some time to come. It now has the tools to do so. After the break, David Beckworth, an associate professor of economics at Western Kentucky University, explains why he thinks deflation, specifically in the case of Japan, is such a problem to deal with, and what takeaways the Fed can draw from the Japanese experience. Finally, in The Big Deal, yesterday, RT Correspondent Simone Del Rosario broke down the government’s ongoing anti-encryption escapades. She did a whole special on that topic: Cyber insecurity: How can hackers, whistleblowers, and privacy co-exist? Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76-_G54APXk

Inflation soared in April as the US economy has come roaring back. We break down the latest numbers and what it all means. Plus, in a major reversal from the previous administration's policies, the US will remove one Chinese electronics giant from its blacklist. And, the WhatsApp controversy surrounding Facebook rages on, and Germany has now banned the social media giant from processing WhatsApp user data. #BoomBust #QuestionMore #RTAmerica Get exclusive content and watch full episodes now by downloading the Portable.TV app: https://bit.ly/DownloadPortable Check out our other shows! NO show does it like this. It’s TIME TO DO NEWS AGAIN with Rick Sanchez News with Rick Sanchez: https://bit.ly/NRSSHOW It’s her take on all things political and she presents ALL the angles: News.Views.Hughes with Scottie Nell Hughes, NVH: https://bit.ly/NVHSHOW What’s your NEWS IQ? Give us 30 minutes, and we’ll take you across the globe! In Question with Manila Chan, IQ: https://bit.ly/IQ_SHOW Steve Malzberg sinks his teeth into the slander, hypocrisy, bias and lies of MSM. MMM…Delicious! Eat The Press: http://bit.ly/EatThePress Candid conversations with the most outspoken guy in Hollywood! Dennis Miller + One! Dennis Miller Plus One: http://bit.ly/DennisMillerPlusOne Let our TV time-machine bring you the week’s highlights and a closer look at the BIGGEST stories, Just Press Play: http://bit.ly/JustPressPlayShow Yep, it’s Gov. Jesse Ventura and you’re living in his WORLD! Come along for the ride. The World According To Jesse: http://bit.ly/WATJSHOW They’re watching you. Are you watching them? Are you WATCHING THE HAWKS? Watching The Hawks: http://bit.ly/WTHSHOW Do you keep missing the forest for the trees? Let Holland Cooke show you the Big Picture, The Big Picture: http://bit.ly/TheBigPictureShow Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT Follow Christy Ai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christai_ai/ Check out more from RT America! Eat The Press: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTQsuWo5sCat5spbo2Cqfskm Dennis Miller Plus One: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTQFiMl7qOaZ9L0Zkq_b9RF- Just Press Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTTuYcV8a3afYQ4pFBm50ZC9 The World According To Jesse: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLagVUKF7CUTR4fIiDHxGpe38eAJWgzVQ8 Watching The Hawks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbiFt3UdxX7LxferwDmuegQ The Big Picture: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBuqh6x8Qs

T-Mobile and Sprint look to merge, but according to Manila Chan, it’s all just the opening moves as 5G networks come online. Nestle and Starbucks have entered a big deal to sell products, but is this a sweet deal? Alex Mihailovich has the answer. Climate and rising sea levels are changing the face of the Miami housing market; Nicholas O’Donovan has the story. And we’re taking a turn behind the wheel with Lauren Fix as we take a look at the latest auto news. All this and more on Boom Bust! [1075] Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust https://twitter.com/bartchilton?lang=en Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wqn3YtlaM

The fall of Portugal’s minority government became a done deal and the OECD trimmed its global economic projection for the second time in three months. Ameera David weighs in. Then, Ameera is joined by RT correspondent Alex Mihailovich to talk about the Keystone XL Pipeline. Afterwards, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the true amount of US debt. After the break, Ameera sits down with Worth Wray – chief economist at Evergreen GaveKal and co-author of “A Great Leap Forward?” – to talk about China. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and Edward Harrison discuss the latest in global growth numbers. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns https://www.facebook.com/erinade2020 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6N1BGr__R0