Measures of consumer confidence are down, as US shoppers brace for the higher prices that tariffs can bring. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett told reporters on Friday that he thought the jobs report was “really, really impressive” and that job creation in the manufacturing sector was “especially strong” despite the government’s efforts in cutting federal workers.
CNN’s “State of the Union” — Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs; Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Andy Kim, D-N.J.; Reps. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, and Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass.
President Donald Trump’s flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S. economy than to fix it
The president knows his plans,” a White House official said, while Donald Trump presses ahead with tariffs that economists warn will push prices higher.
President Donald Trump says he is "strongly considering" levying new sanctions and tariffs on Russia for its war against Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday railed against what he called tremendously high Canadian tariffs on dairy and lumber, and said his administration could impose reciprocal tariffs on Canadian products as early as Friday.