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President Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget Lab.
The ongoing tariff negotiations have created a potentially more uncertain environment for electronics and other supply chains than the pandemic.
Current tariff collections equate to 0.1% monthly inflation, aligning with recent CPI data. See why I’m skeptical that tariffs will lead to widespread inflation.
The last time tariffs were this high, the number one job in the U.S. was "farm laborer," average life expectancy was 50 years, and there were five cars for every 1,000 people.
A new scenario-based analysis from McKinsey & Company, warns that escalating trade tensions and high tariffs could slow clean energy deployment and raise system costs across both the United States and European Union through to 2035.
The price strength could mark the early signs of inflation driven by the new tariff regime — especially with more duties scheduled to take effect Aug. 1. According to Sevens Report, “There was enough in this report to keep alive concerns that tariffs will stoke inflation.
Economists say it will take time for the effects of trade policies to show up in economic data — but acknowledge they aren’t sure how long.
The June CPI report shows that inflation is accelerating, but at a pace that's in line with economists' expectations. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report indicated a slight impact on inflation from President Donald Trump's tariff policies, although the acceleration was in line with what economists expected.