U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reiterated the administration’s commitment to tariffs and other industrial policies as he touted manufacturing gains.
Pawn shop owners across the US say they’ve seen an increase in demand for loans in the past month or so, a sign of just how punishing higher gas prices are for some Americans.
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- The integrity of U.S. statistical data is under threat from shrinking agency budgets, low response rates to government surveys, and political interference.
- The change may cause policymakers to misjudge the economy’s health, investors to lose confidence in the reliability of the data, and the public to disengage from participating in official measures altogether.
- Private-sector data can be used to complement official statistics but can’t serve as a full substitute.
The US economy grew at a significantly slower pace than initially estimated for the final months of 2025, government data showed Friday, a major downgrade that comes as fallout from war in the Middle East looms.
Smith knew nothing of Donald Trump or tech billionaires when he railed against trade protectionism and extreme affluence in “The Wealth of Nations”, the best-read economics book in history, which celebrates its 250th birthday on Monday.
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