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Argument Before the Supreme Court: Trump Tariffs Are Illegal $3 Trillion Tax

By Erik Larson

Litigants claim Trump usurped the power of Congress to tax when he issued levies in February and April under an emergency law that was never intended to be used to impose duties.

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Private Inflation Data Shows Some Prices Rising due to Tariffs

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Corporate Debt Is Benefiting as U.S. Looks More Like an Emerging Market

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October 15, 2025

Powell Signals October Will See Another Rate Cut

The absence of a full suite of official economic data has ramped up concern that the Fed won’t get a clear read on how the economy is evolving, increasing the potential for policy mistakes as the Fed’s mandates of price stability and maximum employment are pulling officials in opposite directions.

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October 09, 2025

U.S. Jobs Market Is Rebalancing, Not Weakening, Says Dallas Fed

“The shift in the break-even estimate sharply changes the perception of labor market slack and shifts the importance of the unemployment rate for policymakers.”

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October 06, 2025

The Contradiction at the Heart of Trump’s Battle with the Fed

“There’s a deep tension in President Trump’s message that the economy is booming, but that we simultaneously need multiple points of rate cuts.”

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September 30, 2025

U.S. Job Openings Hold Steady Amid Few Layoffs but Weak Hiring

A separate release out today showed U.S. consumer confidence fell in September to a five-month low on concerns about cooling in the labor market and the broader economy.

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September 26, 2025

U.S. Consumer Spending Powers on, Even as Inflation Persists

Personal spending rose 0.4% last month, while inflation increased 0.2% from July and 2.9% from August 2024.

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September 25, 2025

Threat of Mass Job Cuts Raises Stakes of Government Shutdown

A memo from the OMB directs agencies to permanently lay off federal workers in programs that do not align with Trump’s priorities if the deadline to pass funding lapses.

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September 25, 2025

U.S. Economy Grew in Q2 at Fastest Pace in Nearly Two Years

Inflation-adjusted GDP, which measures the value of goods and services produced in the United States, increased at a revised 3.8% annualized pace—stronger than the previously reported 3.3% and a reversal of the economic contraction of the first quarter.

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Argument Before the Supreme Court: Trump Tariffs Are Illegal $3 Trillion Tax

Private Inflation Data Shows Some Prices Rising due to Tariffs

Corporate Debt Is Benefiting as U.S. Looks More Like an Emerging Market

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Economy Stories

Powell Signals October Will See Another Rate Cut

U.S. Jobs Market Is Rebalancing, Not Weakening, Says Dallas Fed

The Contradiction at the Heart of Trump’s Battle with the Fed

U.S. Job Openings Hold Steady Amid Few Layoffs but Weak Hiring

U.S. Consumer Spending Powers on, Even as Inflation Persists

Threat of Mass Job Cuts Raises Stakes of Government Shutdown

U.S. Economy Grew in Q2 at Fastest Pace in Nearly Two Years