Economy News How Much Does The President Actually Affect The Economy

What is happening to the economy right now, according to the SF Fed president

Mary Daly, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on the factors shaping the U.S. economy right now, whether the outlook is positive or negative, and the importance of Fed ... Read More

Making sense of Trump's trade deal announcements — and how they impact the economy

President Trump has been announcing new trade deals with foreign countries. But these frameworks are NOT binding — leaving businesses with lots of uncertainty. Read More

Trump has threatened a new 100% tariff on China. How could it affect Wisconsin's economy?

President Donald Trump has threatened a new round of tariffs on China starting in November, and Wisconsin consumers may feel the effects. On Oct. 9, Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on goods ... Read More

Fed's Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think

Kashkari sees more risk of labor market downturn than inflation surge Sees rate cuts as insurance against unlikely dire outcomes The longer government shutdown, the less confident in read on economy: ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

House Republican Tells Newsmax ‘Our Economy Right Now Is Not Great, The Jobs Report Was Not Great’

Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) admitted to Newsmax Monday that the economy isn’t doing great at the moment while arguing that the week-long government shutdown isn’t helping matters. “What they’re ... Read More