Economics

Economics

Shrinking GDP Shows Tariffs’ Impact as Courts Scrutinize Their Legality

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Keeping track of the Trump’s on-and-off tariff strategy was hard enough — and now the judicial system is having their turn at the switch.

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Economics

Waiting Game: Why Fed Isn’t Ready to Cut Rates (Yet)

The Fed was already walking a tightrope over a bottomless pit of stagflation before waves of tariffs came to rattle the line.

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Economics

Consumer Confidence Rebounds as Tariff Tensions (Temporarily) Ease

You can’t bounce back without first getting low. And, in April, consumer confidence according to the Conference Board got real low.

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Real Estate

Mortgage Rates Follow Bond Yields Higher as US Debt Concerns Mount

Even before the latest jump in mortgage rates, existing home sales slid 0.5% last month, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Markets

Weak Treasury Auction Sends Stocks Tumbling

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After the auction, the yield on the 20-year note rose to 5.125%, the highest level since back in November 2023.

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Inflation & Prices

Walmart Blames Upcoming Price Hikes on Tariffs

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Walmart says price hikes are coming this month and in the summer. You can thank tariffs on imports for them.

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Industries

Thinning Cattle Herds Drive US Beef Prices to Record Highs

US cattle inventories have been battered by drought, leading to record beef prices and a long road to bringing them down.

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International Economics

Japan Looks Like Biggest Winner in Trump’s Trade Tumult

Japan remains in position to be one of the big winners from President Trump’s trade war, even with a temporary China truce in place.

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International Economics

Optimism Overpowers Market Uncertainty Following US-China Trade Thaw

The US and China shocked the world in announcing a 90 day trade truce, turning weeks of uncertainty into a day of optimism.

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International Economics

US Trade Truce With China Sends Stocks Surging Higher

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Some enterprising Chinese exporters have found ways to get around tariffs amid the standoff between Washington and Beijing.

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Bonds

Tariff War Transforms US Bond Market From Boring to ‘Yippy’

US Treasurys have long been safe havens during financial market upheaval. President Trump’s sweeping import tariffs made them more volatile.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Economics

Fed Declines to Bet Economy on Outcome of US-China Trade Talks

A trace of optimism has emerged as US and Chinese representatives will meet in Switzerland over the weekend to talk tariffs.

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