by Daniel White | Jul 10, 2025 | Economy
Monday, July 14 The tariff pause has pushed stocks up, pleasing investors. However, President Trump’s tariffs did nothing but stoke a flame that was already burning. We’re seemingly already in the early stages of a recession, and tariffs will only make...
by Daniel White | Jul 3, 2025 | Economy
Monday, July 7 On April 8, President Trump paused all reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. That is set to expire on July 8. As of this writing, the only trade deal we know about is with the U.K. That said, there may also be a deal with China, perhaps including 55% tariffs....
by Daniel White | Jun 26, 2025 | Economy
Monday, June 30 You may have noticed some recent changes in U.S. trade policy. Wall Street calmed down a bit after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily reduce the astronomical tariff rates they imposed on each other, pending further negotiations. Same with Europe....
by Daniel White | Jun 19, 2025 | Economy
Monday, June 23 Moody’s finally arrived at the party as last month it became the last of the three major credit ratings to downgrade the elite status of U.S. debt (from Aaa to Aa1). The ratings agency cited the federal government’s growing budget deficit and...
by Daniel White | Jun 16, 2025 | Economy
Monday, June 16 The bond market isn’t buying the recovery. Stocks are recovering as Treasury yields keep rising. The recovery in equities since early April has been impressive, driven by the U.S. pulling back from a global trade war. As of this writing, the...
