On 18 December 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (under Chair Lina Khan) and the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division jointly released updated Merger Guidelines, the first comprehensive overhaul in years. The guidelines lowered concentration thresholds that trigger scrutiny and emphasised effects on workers and competition, signalling tougher review of corporate consolidation. Unlike the noncompete rule, the guidelines have largely persisted and reflect a durable shift in US merger-review practice.
On 18 December 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (under Chair Lina Khan) and the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division jointly released updated Merger Guidelines, the first comprehensive overhaul in years. The guidelines lowered concentration thresholds that trigger scrutiny and emphasised effects on workers and competition, signalling tougher review of corporate consolidation. Unlike the noncompete rule, the guidelines have largely persisted and reflect a durable shift in US merger-review practice.
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Tougher merger review is intended to keep markets competitive and prices in check, which over time can modestly ease cost-of-living pressure; the link is indirect and hedged.
