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Opinion: Despite a resilient economy, Trump’s tariffs have not delivered

The main reason a recession was averted is President Trump backtracked from raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent after financial markets plummeted in April. The U.S. and China were able to ... Read More

Trump defies odds, achieves economic triple play with rate cuts, tariffs and cooling inflation

Trump is defying the dire warnings of economists and the left-who insisted that rate cuts plus tariffs would make cooling inflation impossible-by delivering exactly that trifecta right now. Read More

Trump's Tariffs Hit Low-Income Households Hard, September Jobs Report Warning And More: This Week In Economy

The past week was filled with economic news, from a top economist’s warning about the impact of Trump’s tariffs to a senator’s critique of the “Trump economy.” Here’s a quick look at the top stories ... Read More

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. Read More

News Analysis: Trump’s math problem: Rising prices, falling approval ratings

Rising prices have given President Trump a major political problem: Many of the voters who backed him last year are losing faith. Read More

Trump's tariffs and trade policies will improve the economy. Give him time. | Opinion

More than 77 million Americans reelected President Donald Trump for a myriad of reasons, but one thing was abundantly clear: They wanted him to strengthen the economy ‒ the issue they cared about most ... Read More

Trump’s drive-thru affordability speech won’t fix his political woes over the economy

President Donald Trump proclaimed an economic golden age under the Golden Arches. But while he may have a regular guy’s taste in fast food, he’s looking oblivious to the wrenching price pressure ... Read More

U.S. Chamber official in Alabama: Trump tariffs amount to $600 billion tax increase

President Donald Trump’s trade policies are creating alarming economic headwinds in the national economy with sweeping tariffs and few exemptions that are leading to soaring prices, a leading official ... Read More

The Trump economy is far from the Reagan boom— and Wall Street’s top CEOs are pushing back on the president’s rosy outlook

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 13, 2025. REUTERS Last week, some of the nation’s top CEOs talked and laughed with President ... Read More

It’s Trump’s economy now

The September jobs report, released a month and a half late thanks to the government shutdown, contained some positive news that the Trump administration has reason to brag about. But it also revealed ... Read More

Voters feel Trump admin is hurting more than helping on the economy: poll

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of registered voters say President Trump’s economic policies are doing more harm than good, according to a blistering new poll that also shows an overwhelming majority blame ... Read More

Why it’s so hard to figure out the economy right now

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The stock market keeps breaking records, but angst about the economy keeps befuddling ... Read More