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Tariff anxiety turns fun splurges into stress purchases
We’ve heard about people rushing to replace big-ticket essentials ahead of trade war-related price hikes, but what about stuff that’s more of a want than a need? In this episode: Tari... Apr 16, 2025
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Counting the ways tariffs disrupt our economy
For the first few years of the pandemic, businesses navigated a backed-up global supply chain that left some with excess inventory and others with no inventory at all. Tariffs may cau... Apr 15, 2025
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Office uncertainty — inside and out
Fear of unemployment jumped 4.6 percentage points to 44% in March, according to a New York Fed survey. That’s the highest it’s been since April 2020. Expect the commercial real estate... Apr 14, 2025
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Expect tariff evasion
Just like some people fudge the numbers to lower their taxes, some companies do the same when paying tariffs on foreign goods. The federal government is mostly trusting that what’s in... Apr 11, 2025
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Eyeing the bond market
Stocks aren’t the only assets in the financial markets that were beat up this week by President Trump’s tariffs. Bonds suffered too. After 3-year Treasury yields rose in the face of d... Apr 10, 2025
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Acting on uncertainty
We’ve said it more than once lately: This economy is defined by uncertainty. And as President Trump makes aggressive, if erratic, moves on trade and federal funding, firms and organiz... Apr 9, 2025
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A cold snap in corporate bonds
The issuance of corporate bonds has slowed to a crawl, thanks to all that uncertainty in the economy. And without raising money in the bond market, firms may pull back on long-term in... Apr 8, 2025
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Footwear will likely still be “Made in China”
Import levies on Chinese goods amount to 54% right now. But some things that China excels at producing will likely remain in China. In this episode, why shoemaking can’t up and leave ... Apr 7, 2025
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Who will tariffs hurt the most?
Tariff-driven inflation will hit Americans with the lowest incomes the hardest, slashing their disposable income by at least $1,700 a year, the Yale Budget Lab predicts. We’ll explai... Apr 4, 2025
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Reminder: Tariffs are taxes.
Uncertainty about tariffs and trade policy has been top of mind since President Donald Trump’s election in November. We finally know how high those tariffs will be (between 10% and 54... Apr 3, 2025