The Fed faces economic uncertainty and political pressure as it decides whether to cut rates

The Federal Reserve is facing economic uncertainty and political pressure as it meets this week to decide whether to cut interest rates ... Read More

The US economy has come down with a case of early-onset stagflation

Two key reports released Thursday showed the US economy may be in a state of early-onset stagflation — a toxic one-two punch of slow economic growth and rising prices. Read More

Interview: US economy defies expectations, UK faces fiscal tightrope, says TradingBlock’s Michael Martin

Contrary to widespread predictions, the US economy has defied expectations of downturns from tariffs and inflation, a resilience that challenges conventional wisdom, according to TradingBlock’s Vice ... Read More

Trump makes good on threat to impose 50% tariffs on India imports

President Donald Trump made good on his threat to double tariffs on imports from India to 50%, a move that could endanger relations with one of America’s most important trading partners and send ... Read More

Donald Trump issues new threat to companies on…, says ‘tariffs on chipmakers that do not invest in US’

Meanwhile, Trump’s heavy use of tariffs is now facing legal challenges. A lower court struck down many of the tariffs central to his trade agenda, and his administration has asked the US Supreme Court ... Read More