National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the…
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said President Trump is honing in on affordability measures ahead of the new year, as polling shows his approval on the…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs have “nothing to do” with the rise in inflation. In an interview Sunday…
The controversy over President Trump’s proposal for a 50-year mortgage is highlighting deep affordability concerns in the housing market. The president kicked off a debate…
Fox Business Network host Charles Payne criticized President Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal, saying that’s “not the way” to address affordability. “I do not like this…
President Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discussed tariffs in a phone call Monday that both leaders described as a positive step…
Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), said on Sunday that federal layoffs will take place if President Trump decides that…
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Tuesday the U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession if the wealthiest individuals continue to spend at the…
Most Americans say people’s personal choices play a major role in determining whether they stay in poverty, according to a new poll released Monday. In…
President Trump said Sunday he’s ready to move forward with the second phase of sanctions against Russia amid stalled peace talks to end the war…
President Trump is exercising direct authority over the economy in ways that few recent presidents have, flexing his muscle over institutions, agencies and commercial sectors…
White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report,…
President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire…
President Trump is staring down a big week on the economy. White House trade talks are intensifying ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for “reciprocal”…
The Wall Street Journal editorial board on Wednesday urged President Trump not to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,…
Stephen Miran, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, warned Thursday about the economic implications of not passing President Trump’s domestic policy bill…
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary said in a Monday interview that retailers are not going to “eat the tariffs,” despite pressure from the Trump administration…
Vice President Vance praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a person during a recent interview but argued that Powell has been “wrong about almost everything.” …
Ford Motor Company is raising prices on three models it manufactures in Mexico, due in part to pressure from President Trump’s tariffs impacting the automobile…