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A recent round of tariff threats has added a new layer of uncertainty, but the monthslong track record affords economists an opportunity to evaluate what the tariffs have yielded
The central bank is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged for the first time in a year Thursday. But that might prove to be a brief pause.
Jr. and Omeed Malik rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as renegades. They had just turned PublicSquare, a Yelp-like directory of con
President Trump's threatened 30% tariffs on the EU might prompt some businesses to take another look at the U.K.
Taken together, the impact of President Trump’s whirlwind six months back in office is showing up in the economy.The effect isn’t yet enough to derail the economy, which by many measures has weathered Trump’s trade wars much better than many on Wall Street and in Washington feared.
As a Harvard professor, Elizabeth Warren rang the alarm bell in the lead up to the 2008 financial crisis. Now a veteran senator, she is ringing that bell again.
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Extra.ie on MSNTrump’s tariffs may derail €30bn Metro splurgeSpending of €30billion on infrastructure, including the Dublin Metrolink, over the next six years will be announced tomorrow – but sources say the plan depends on Donald Trump’s tariffs. Details of the National Development Plan (NDP) are expected to reveal a plan of works that will see a major upgrade of roads,
Beijing is betting that economic pressure and diplomatic defiance will force concessions, but its stance could put more strain on its ties with Europe at a crucial time.
There are still signs of turbulence in the U.S. economy. Growth has been subdued. Inflation, while down from pandemic peaks, is still higher than the Federal Reserve would like. Manufacturing activity shrank for the fourth straight month in June, and immigration raids are damping spending among Hispanic consumers.