Category: United States Economy

Trump’s Tariffs Go Into Effect at 10 Percent, Not 15

The New York Times – Business:
The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday.
Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.
Fact-check: Trump’s Latest Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime

The New York Times – Business:
Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.
Homeownership Is Out of Reach for Many Americans, Despite a Buyer’s Market

The New York Times – Business:
A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.
Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

The New York Times – Business:
Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?
Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke

The New York Times – Business:
The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it
‘Murky Waters’ for Global Businesses After Trump’s Tariff Loss

The New York Times – Business:
Even after the Supreme Court invalidated many of the president’s levies, foreign leaders and executives assume that U.S. tariffs are here to stay, in one form or another.
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling to Spur Chaotic Refund Process

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration says it could take years and additional litigation for importers to get their money back.
Tariff Whiplash Clouds Outlook for Federal Budget

The New York Times – Business:
The tariffs thrown out by the Supreme Court had become an important revenue source. President Trump said he could replace that money with other levies.
Supreme Court Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump is the first to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imported goods from more than 100 countries.
U.S. Economy Grew Modestly at End of 2025

The New York Times – Business:
Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, slowed by the effects of the government shutdown.
Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.

The New York Times – Business:
As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.