The S&P 500 is down by more than 4 percent since the start of the year as trade policy uncertainty has pummeled stocks. Peter Navarro’s remarks suggest Trump is preparing dramatic new tariff ...

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What are the likely consequences of uncertain US tariffs on the euro area economy and its monetary policy? The economic literature highlights three main conclusions. Without considering second-round ...

“The committee is in the midst of policy fog as they await the impact from upcoming tariffs,” says Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial. “As growth prospects falter and inflation ...

Fiscal policy involves government spending and tax measures impacting the economy and investor decisions. Contrasting with monetary policy, fiscal policy is set by legislatures and affects stocks ...

Meanwhile, the US Dollar (USD) attracts some bids as investors turn cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy decision on Wednesday. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks ...

Needless to add, the more than 40 percent budgeted rise in tax collections coupled with a 12 discount rate, a severely contractionary monetary policy especially when compared with the rates ...

If there’s production there is money. It’s that simple. "Money” is merely an agreement about value among producers that enables the exchange of actual goods, services, and labor. It’s all ...

Contractionary monetary policy shocks that raise long-term risk-free rates reduce insurers' demand for private debt, raising risk premia. We use granular, high frequency data and regulatory changes to ...