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Uptick in US Manufacturing

Companies are beginning to move production to the United States to avoid tariffs. “President Trump’s economic polices are simple: if you invest in and...

Let Them Eat Flat Screens

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continually denies that tariffs will become a tax on consumers. When asked if the Trump administration was comfortable with the...

American CFOs Believe Tariffs Will Cause Recession – Confidence is Dying

American businesses are losing confidence in the US economy under Trump due to the tariff wars. CNBC’s CFO Council quarterly survey for Q1 2025 learned that...

Why the Fed Cannot Reduce Rates to Offset Tariffs

President Donald Trump is urging the Fed to cut interest rates to offset the inflation that will be caused by tariffs. “The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING...

Transitory Tariff Inflation?

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he expects inflation to be “transitory,” a word reminiscent of America’s situation three years ago when the Fed repeatedly urged...

China and Canada Continue Trade War

Effective March 20, 2025, China will place massive tariffs on Canadian goods. Aquatic products and pork will face a 25% tariff, while other items like rapeseed oil...

Tariffs a One-Time Price Adjustment?

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is wrongly advising this administration by downplaying the role tariffs will have on overall inflation. Bessent told reporters not...

US Treasury Secretary Says China Will “Eat any Tariffs”

The primary policy implemented under the Trump Administration that I believe has the potential to destroy the US economy is tariffs. The very people who are...

Over a Quarter of Canadians See US as an Enemy

The once strong alliance between Canada and the United States has come to an abrupt halt. More so than tariffs, Canadians were offended when President Donald Trump...

Homebuilder Sentiment Down as Tariffs Loom

Tariff threats have dampened homebuilding confidence. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped five points from...