Trump, inflation and tariffs
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Powell, Trump and Federal Reserve
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Tariffs contributed modestly to the rise of inflation last month, analysts told ABC News, citing the price hikes in product categories made up primarily of imports. But, they added, overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to tariffs.
Ohio Democrats have their narrative when it comes to blaming President Donald Trump for inflation, specifically when it comes to tariffs.
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Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former National Economic Council Director under President Trump, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, June's CPI data, President Trump's tariff agenda,
Inflation is up, stocks are down, and more tariffs are on their way. Trump wants interest rates to come down but the direction of travel is making it less likely that the Fed will deliver the cuts he wants. It’s not clear whether Trump can extract himself from the policy cycle he has created.
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U.S. wholesale inflation cooled last month, despite worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would push prices higher for goods before they reach consumers. The Labor
Trump could order the Treasury Department to properly define a "capital gain" as any increase in the value of a stock or property AFTER INFLATION ADJUSTING from the time of the purchase of the asset to the time of the sale. In that case, the real rate of tax on capital gains would fall, and investment would rise. And tax revenues would RISE!
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AlterNet on MSN'Good evidence': New data shows the 'surest sign' Trump policies are making inflation riseThe latest inflation data suggests that President Donald Trump's tariffs may already be having an impact on the finances of working-class families. In a Tuesday article for Axios, journalists Courtenay Brown and Neil Irwin reported on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from June that was just released this week,
The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday released June inflation data, showing prices increased from the prior month. Hours later, President Trump called on the Fed to lower rates.