Trump Is a Degrowther
What else do you call a strategy designed to raise prices and lower productivity?
Economy
So, About Those Big Trade Deals
If you read the fine print, the “concessions” from America’s trade partners don’t add up to much.
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Does the Stock Market Know Something We Don’t?
The uncomfortable fact about its historic run is that no one is sure why it’s happening—or what could bring it to an end.
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The Mystery of the Strong Economy Has Finally Been Solved
Turns out it wasn’t actually that strong.
What’s Holding Trump Back From Firing Powell
The president wants to get rid of the Fed chair—if the markets will let him. We all have to hope he won’t gamble on that.
Trump’s Tariff Disaster
Doug Irwin, an economics professor at Dartmouth College, on Trump’s trade war, the myth of protectionism, and what history teaches us about tariffs
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Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again
Capitalism needs better advocates.
Meddling With the Fed Could Backfire on Trump
Slashing government interest rates could have the paradoxical effect of raising the interest rates paid in the real world.
The Biggest Myth About the YIMBY Movement
There’s nothing centrist or conservative about the push to lower housing costs.
Start Budgeting Now
Households will pay an average of $2,400 more for goods this year, thanks to Trump’s policies.