Economy

Various policies from President Trump are creating economic shocks. “If you were to design something that is really quite negative for the economy, this is it.”

“References to inflation and prices in general continue to rank high. Most notably, comments on the current administration and its policies dominated the responses.”

“The committee is very much in the mode of waiting to see what policies are enacted,” according to Chairman Powell.

Still, nearly two-thirds of CEOs expect tariffs and trade policy changes to negatively impact their business.

How policies enacting the president-elect's campaign promises would impact inflation, interest rates, the U.S. economy, and global markets.

Both candidates want to promote U.S. jobs and investment at home, but they disagree on how to do so: tariffs versus economic subsidization.

Wharton professor points out synergies in the "triangle of immigration, investment, and jobs."

In contrast to recently released economic data, Fed districts report seeing weakness in some areas of consumer spending and smaller profit margins for businesses.