Tariffs Could Sink an Economy Held Aloft by the Labor Market For three years, the U.S. economy has been buffeted by rapid inflation, high interest rates and political instability at home and abroad. Yet it has proved […]

Trump Tariffs and Trade Wars Leave Investors, Once Optimistic, Feeling Apprehensive On Tuesday, President Trump sent markets into another tailspin by announcing additional tariffs on Canada, suggesting a falling stock market is no longer […]

Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.President Trump […]

Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.Comments from a member of […]