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Trump tariffs complicate Fed outlook
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Fed sees inflation threat in Trump tariffs Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...The Hill - 6d -
Musk's Social Security problem
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP wants Musk to keep quiet on Social Security Elon Musk’s labeling of ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump takes aim at Fed
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump doubles down on Fed rate cut pressure President Trump pressured the Federal ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump agenda faces internal divisions
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump agenda in Congress faces internal speedbumps GOP senators are warning that ...The Hill - 1d -
What will be in the chancellor's Spring Statement?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give more detail about the government's plans for the economy.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Ireland urged to ‘wake up’ as Trump exposes economic reliance on the US
Economy faces ‘frog in a pot’ problem unless infrastructure and innovation improve urgentlyFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
The team behind Trump’s economic shock therapy
The US president’s officials are standing by their strategy to remake the world’s largest economyFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
China unveils plan to ‘vigorously boost’ weak consumption
Policymakers seek to spur demand as economy battles deflationary pressureFinancial Times - Mar. 17 -
Bank of England keeps rates on hold at 4.5%
Rate-setters are grappling with combination of a sluggish economy and continuing price pressuresFinancial Times - 5d -
Stocks waver as investors ponder rising economic uncertainty
The Federal Reserve's downbeat outlook on the U.S. economy is a wake-up call for investors.CBS News - 5d -
Why is UK wage growth so strong?
Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoEFinancial Times - 4d -
Trump’s policies shatter Wall Street’s ‘US exceptionalism’ trade
Stocks and dollar fall in tandem as tariffs dent outlook for American economyFinancial Times - 2d -
Martin Wolf talks to Keyu Jin: Has China’s economy run out of gas?
The property crash and trade war are taking their tollFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Trump says a transition period for the economy is likely: 'You can’t really watch the stock market'
Officials have spent the past several days bracing Americans for a slowdown that they say will lead to stronger growth ahead.CNBC - Mar. 10 -
Southwest Airlines will charge to check bags for the first time, launch basic economy tickets
It’s happening: Southwest Airlines will start charging passengers to check bags for the first time.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Many in small business were jubilant over Trump’s victory. They’ve since grown very uncertain about the U.S. economy.
Small-business owners — a group that emphatically cheered the election of President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress — now have nearly historic levels of uncertainty about the future.MarketWatch - Mar. 11 -
Here’s how ‘DOGE’ cuts, safety fears and a slowing economy are combining to hurt airlines
American Airlines now sees a much bigger Q1 loss, and Southwest said less government travel hurt revenue.MarketWatch - Mar. 11 -
Southwest Airlines will charge to check bags for the first time, launch basic economy tickets
Southwest is getting rid of its policy for free checked bags, ending a more than 50-year perk.CNBC - Mar. 11 -
Trump vowed to make the economy better on Day 1. Now he says US is in 'transition.'
After vowing to immediately make America more affordable if elected, Trump now says the nation faces a "period of transition."ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news | Jonathan Freedland
Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds support and justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world. Not content with shattering the post-1945 ...The Guardian - Mar. 14 -
Sunday shows preview: Congress avoids government shutdown; Trump tariffs rattle economy
Republicans scored a major win on Friday as the Senate approved the House-GOP crafted spending bill, largely authored without input from Democrats. The new piece of legislation boosts defense ...The Hill - Mar. 15 -
US shoppers modestly increased spending last month as concerns rise about economy
US shoppers stepped up their spending a just bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling that Americans are shopping more cautiously as concerns about the direction of the ...ABC News - Mar. 17 -
Foreign visitors have been driving Japan’s economy. A stronger yen could reverse that trend
Foreign tourists have had an outzised impact on Japan's economic growth. However, their influence could start to wane as the yen strengthens, analysts said.CNBC - 5d -
Stagflation? Fed sees higher inflation and an economy growing by less than 2% this year
The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee downgraded its collective outlook for economic growth to 1.7%, down from the last projection of 2.1% in December.CNBC - 5d -
Trump says the Fed should cut rates to ease the economy’s transition to his tariffs
President Donald Trump is encouraging the central bank to cut interest rates as a backstop for his tariff plans.CNBC - 5d -
Investors' optimism is growing around the UK economy as U.S.-EU trade disputes mount
However, some say the U.K. is not yet "out of the clear" from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies.CNBC - 1d -
Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals
Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims. • Our son was targeted by sextortionist online – here’s what we did . Children as ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?
The Russian president remains unwavering in his demands, making wider sanctions and tariffs ineffective. Ukraine’s agreement to support a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its war against ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Tech stocks tumble as AI boom fizzles out
The world’s biggest technology companies have seen their stock prices tumble over the past month as wider tumult in the market hits the tech sector hard after years of steep gains driven by ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
S&P slides into correction
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story S&P 500 sinks into correction amid stock selloff The major stock index closed ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Trump’s Tariffs by Whim Keep Allies and Markets Off Balance
Investors sent stock prices down on Thursday amid the uncertainty over what President Trump’s inconstancy means for the global economy.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Stock Market Has Worst Weekly Drop in Months as Tariffs Hang Over Wall St.
Investors are worried about the economy and whether tariffs on America’s largest trading partners will stifle growth.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Starting the day with a healthy breakfast is becoming a pricey luxury
The rise in costs comes as consumers signal that they are increasingly tapped out and worried about the impact of potential tariffs on the economy.CNBC - Mar. 8 -
China’s consumer prices fall for first time in more than a year
Index declines 0.7% as deflationary pressures continue to weigh on world’s second-largest economyFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Noteworthy new books on economics
Why advanced economies are struggling to build; how Britain can boost growth; plus books on inequality and povertyFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
CNBC Daily Open: The effect of Trump policies will sway Fed’s interest rate moves
U.S. President Donald Trump's policies to reshape the U.S. and its economy are so drastic that the Federal Reserve is taking note.CNBC - Mar. 10 -
Donald Trump bets propel Michael Platt’s BlueCrest to 15% gain
Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economyFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Late Night Takes Stock of Trump’s Effect on the Markets
“In the first Trump term, it took a disease to destroy the economy,” Stephen Colbert said. “This time, he’s the disease.”The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
What lies behind the dramatic shift in markets
The sudden change in investors’ growth expectations for the three largest economies is upending many consensus tradesFinancial Times - Mar. 11 -
European stocks steady after US markets plunge
The global sell-off eases in Europe after US shares are hit by President Trump saying the economy is in "transition".BBC News - Mar. 11