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Explainer: How do tariffs work and how will they impact the American and global economy?
Harvard Kennedy School international trade expert Robert Lawrence discusses what higher tariffs will mean for the United ...
US inflation cooled to a six-month low in March, but tariff pressures are quickly mounting
Inflation slowed sharply in March, new data showed Thursday, underscoring the continued strength and resilience of the ...
A bond selloff is worrying Wall Street. Here's why it matters for you and the economy.
Since bonds pay a given investor a fixed amount each year, the specter of inflation risks devaluing the asset and in turn ...
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Here's What You Need To Know About National Economic Blackout On April 18
Another national economic blackout is being organized by the People's Union USA to "take power back from the corporations." ...
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Sales tax receipts will be closely watched as Texas tracks economic jolt of tariffs
As looming tariffs rock the U.S. economy, the Texas comptroller says he is closely monitoring sales tax revenue and the price ...
The Tariff Damage That Can’t Be Undone
Most of that damage will not be undone by Trump’s tariff pause. The world has seen things it cannot unsee. Yesterday morning, ...
Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s ...
Inflation rate rose by 2.4% in March, CPI report shows. Here's what that means.
Inflation cooled in March, but economists expect prices to reaccelerate as some of President Trump's tariffs kick in.
How tariffs work and why they are a key part of Trump's agenda
The Trump administration has given a variety of reasons and mixed messages for ratcheting up the tariffs charged on goods ...
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Trade Wars Are Easy to Lose
In short, the Trump administration believes it has what game theorists call escalation dominance over China and any other ...
Bill Ackman calls for 90-day 'time out' on tariffs, or risk 'self-induced, economic nuclear winter'
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said the risks of President Donald Trump's tariffs is "not what we voted for," ...