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More tariffs may be coming under Trump

by Kristin Schwab
Nov 6, 2024
Here's what tariffs on goods from China and elsewhere have already meant for businesses and consumers since his first term.
In the past, tariffs have raised prices for American consumers and businesses.
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Trump inherits a sturdy economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Nov 6, 2024
Higher tariffs and lower taxes are key to Trump's plan. The WSJ's Greg Ip weighs their potential effect on the economy Biden and the Fed built.
Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal emphasizes that we can't predict what the economy will look like under a second Trump administration.
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How Trump's plan to deport more immigrants could affect the economy

by Matt Levin
Nov 6, 2024
Mass deportations could impact everything from growth to wages to inflation.
Trump's deportation plan could have major ramifications for the U.S. economy.
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What to know about Harris and Trump’s tariff campaign promises

by Jordan Mangi
Nov 4, 2024
American consumers bear the brunt of tariffs — despite what the former president has said on the campaign trail.
Former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day before the 2024 election. At this rally, Trump announced that if elected he would impose tariffs on goods from Mexico to pressure the nation into securing the border it shares with the U.S.
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In a 2nd Trump term, Fed independence would go “out the window,” economist says

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Oct 28, 2024
Kai Ryssdal explores what would happen to the global economy if the Federal Reserve lost its autonomy.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the process for making interest rate decisions “is always the same.” At meetings, FOMC members ask, “What's the right thing to do for the people we serve?' … It's never about anything else."
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2024 U.S. election: views from China

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 18, 2024
U.S. work visa applicants in Shanghai have mixed feelings on which presidential candidate would be better for China-U.S. relations.
People line up to apply for a visa at the U.S. consulate in Shanghai. The number of Chinese citizens going to America for work, study and travel has been dropping since U.S.-China tensions escalated in 2018.
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How Harris, Trump plans compare on the national debt, and why you should care

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 11, 2024
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says both candidates' tax and spending promises would widen deficits, Trump's by a lot more.
The Harris campaign promises funding support for elder care and first-time homebuyers, as well as hiking the corporate tax rate, and Trump's policy agenda includes expanded tax cuts and increased trade tariffs.
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A new Trump Media deal could put cold, hard cash in former president's hands

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 30, 2024
A “standby equity purchase agreement” may produce a windfall for the 2024 candidate. ProPublica's Justin Elliott explains.
Donald Trump owns about 60% of Trump Media, "and his stake at current market prices is worth roughly $4 billion," said Justin Elliott of ProPublica.
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What the bond market's telling us, and not telling us, about President Biden's withdrawal

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 22, 2024
The market is especially tuned in to whether we will have a divided government after the elections.
If Kamala Harris, left, becomes the Democrats' candidate and discusses her economic policies during the campaign, the bond market may take notice. But many investors don't expect either party to reduce the country's debt.
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Fact-checking the economic claims in Donald Trump’s convention speech

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Ariana Rosas , Nic Perez and Meredith Garretson
Jul 19, 2024
Alan Rappeport, economic policy reporter at The New York Times, examines the former president's assertions about inflation, taxes and energy.
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