Officials are debating when to restart interest rate cuts, as high prices linger and Trump’s policies add to economic uncertainty.
Category: United States Economy
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
A longtime Wall Street executive, Mr. Lutnick will take on a broad portfolio that includes defending U.S. business interests and overseeing restrictions on technology exports.
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Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?
Top officials are grappling with how to handle potential price increases caused by the administration’s policies.
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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, the White House is sowing uncertainty and risking inflation.
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Uncertainty About Economic Policy Is Hampering Business Decisions
The lack of clarity about tariffs and other policies could hurt hiring and investing. But the strong U.S. economy should provide a buffer.
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started.
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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
With less than a month in office, the president has pursued trade actions that could shatter the global trading system and dwarf the trade measures he took over his entire first term.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
Economists warn that enacting tariffs at a time of persisting price pressures is a risky move.
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Donald Trump’s Chicken-and-Egg Inflation Problem
A surge in egg prices underscores how persistent inflation is spooking the markets and could check the president’s boldest economic policies.
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Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
Investors are now betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just once more this year, a drastic shift in expectations since late 2024.