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Tariffs Are Quietly Doing Damage on Inflation. More Is to Come.
A number of factors, including a lack of significant gains in auto prices, are masking the extent of the shift.
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Tariffs boost inflation. But many economists see a recession as avoidable.
The U.S. economy has defied dire predictions so far this year. Many economists see growth slowing – and tariff-driven ...
The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge
Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs push up the cost ...
Morgan Stanley Economist on Inflation, Tariffs and Immigration
WSJ’s Take On the Week co-host Telis Demo talks with Seth Carpenter, Morgan Stanley's chief global economist, about where we ...
Moody’s Chief Economist on Politics, Inflation and Immigration
Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week podcast to explain how recent politics is ...
How much are continuing tariff threats impacting U.S. inflation?
It’s complicated — and can be legitimately challenging even for experts to decipher the impact of fast moving policy changes ...
The Fear Of Greater Inflation
June inflation hit 2.7% as tariffs bite. See why excess liquidity, new Fed pressure, and policy risks could fuel more ...
Trump’s Tariffs Haven’t Fueled the Inflation Rebound Economists Feared
President Trump’s tariffs have yet to reverse the disinflation trend that’s persisted since January, baffling economists and the bearish views that color the consensus narrative.
Summers Warns of ‘Massive Inflation Psychology’ From Trump Rates
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned that President Donald Trump’s preference for the Federal Reserve’s interest ...
Economists On June CPI Numbers: 'The Absence Of Bad News Is Good News' — But Fed 'Unlikely To Sway' On Interest Rates
Leading economists react to June's Consumer Price Index report, which showed that inflation was largely in line with expectations, while speculating on what this means for Federal Reserve policy and ...
Inflation is tame. Markets are at record highs. But economists warn Trump is still playing with fire on tariffs
US stocks have rocketed back to all-time highs. The unemployment rate remains historically low. And the inflation rate is lower than when President Donald Trump took office.