From tariffs to spending, rounding up the Trump administration's econ-related actions
Since taking office in late January, the Trump administration has been working at a galloping pace to reshape the government and economy. We have been doing our best to keep up and keep you informed.
One chart shows the US is a rare major economy where wages have been outpacing inflation
Data from the OECD shows that between 2019 to 2023, the United States and Canada saw their average wages increase by 5.2% and ...
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
If world leaders had been clearer about the sanctions Putin would face, they might have deterred his invasion of Ukraine.
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The Intellectual Origins of Trump’s Economic Policies
The Trump administration’s tariff announcements revive the age-old policy of import substitution industrialization (ISI) to ...
Welcome to the United States of two Americas | Jerry Davich
In 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. popularized the concept of "Two Americas." In his speech “The Other America,” he described ...
How will the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump affect the pockets of U.S. citizens?
President Donald Trump is implementing tariffs on imported goods, citing that tariffs will enhance the United States economy ...
How Canada Got Hooked on the U.S. Economy
When Mulroney and Reagan signed the deal, 75% of Canadian exports went south of the border. It is now 80%. That is not a huge ...
After three years of war, Trump hands Russian economy a lifeline
Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly ...
Walmart warns of a slower 2025. That’s a bad sign for America’s economy
Shoppers flooded to Walmart for groceries and clothing last year. But 2025 will be trickier for the retail giant as inflation ...