Browsing: tariffs and trade
Tariffs and the $38 trillion national debt: Kevin Hassett sees ‘big reductions’ in deficit while Scott Bessent sees a ‘shrinking ice cube’
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council and the current favorite to take over as Federal Reserve chairman, argued…
Donald Trump has made some big promises about his tariff regime. It will help pay down the national debt, he…
Costco Wholesale Corp. joined a fast-growing list of businesses suing the Trump administration to ensure eligibility for refunds if the US…
India’s economy grew at the fastest pace in six quarters, underscoring its resilience even as US President Donald Trump’s steep…
Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that there’s a “very good chance” that President Donald Trump will name a new…
‘It wasn’t worth the $10 tariff for a $27 purchase’: American shoppers find maybe they just won’t buy that small thing from Canada or England this year
At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim…
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini breaks with the crowd on the AI bubble, saying the U.S. is headed for a ‘growth recession’ and not a market crash
For nearly two decades, esteemed economist Nouriel Roubini has worn the nickname “Dr. Doom” with honor. He earned it in…
‘There’s only so much you can absorb from the tariffs, because they’re just very high’: Levi’s CEO states the plain truth
The global fashion industry is bracing for 2026, navigating a market defined by geopolitical instability, macroeconomic uncertainty, and, above all,…
‘It didn’t have to be this way’ — Top economist warns affordability crisis will continue
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi lamented what could’ve been, if President Donald Trump hadn’t waged war on trade and…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s targeted attacks against three of the world’s major emerging economies are prompting leaders of those countries…












