The Peterson Institute’s Misguided Tariff Panic The Peterson Institute for International Economics is once again warning that Donald Trump’s tariff proposals would spell economic disaster. But their latest analysis, rather ...
The Trump Effect: Manufacturing Bounces Back President Trump’s inauguration has led to a surge in optimism and demand in the manufacturing sector. The S&P Global purchasing managers index for U.S. ...
Tariffs Will Not Go as High as Americans Expect When the details of Donald Trump’s tariff plans are eventually revealed, they’re almost certain to be lower than most Americans expect. ...
Powell Sticks to His Lane, Frustrating Reporters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell did a fine job at his press conference Wednesday of staying out of the way of politics despite ...
Legal Limbo: The Case Against Unilateral Privatization of Fannie and Freddie When we argued last week that the Trump administration is unlikely to attempt a unilateral privatization of Fannie Mae ...
Trump’s Tariff Gambit: Colombia Learns Who Holds the Cards President Trump’s tariff threat against Colombia demonstrated the power of economic leverage wielded with precision. By announcing tariffs of 25 percent—escalating ...
Trump Wants Lower Rates But Surging Economic Optimism Will Put Fed on Hold President Donald Trump’s signature bravado was on full display at the World Economic Forum in Davos this ...
Trump Inherits Biden’s Costly Economic Legacy America may be just about done with Joe Biden, but the malevolent economic legacy of his presidency is not done with us. The latest ...
The Fed’s Been Wrong About the Economy for Years The Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle has very likely come to an end—although it may take Fed officials several months to figure ...
The December Jobs Report Highlights the Fed’s Mistake The Federal Reserve’s reputation may not be burning down as rapidly as Los Angeles, but the outcome is likely to be the ...
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