Inflation

In this May 10, 2019, file photo, a container ship is unloaded at the Virginia International Gateway terminal in Norfolk. A Chinese state news agency said U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators promised to create “favorable conditions” for carrying out a truce in their governments’ tariff war during a phone call.

Beltway Confidential

GDP contraction shows Trump needs trade deals

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 30, 2025 9:53 am

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

The Trump administration’s original sin imperils its agenda and legacy

Peter Laffin · April 29, 2025 6:00 am

Shipping containers sit on the container ships One Contribution and One Manhattan at Port Jersey, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J

Trump tariff inflation may not materialize if economic outlook dims

Zach Halaschak · April 29, 2025 4:00 am

A shopper carries bags in Pittsburgh on Monday, June 3, 2024. On Friday, June 14, 2024

The economic indicators that are holding up despite tariffs gloom

Joseph Lawler and Zach Halaschak · April 28, 2025 6:00 am

President Donald Trump sought to clean up his recent comments Tuesday regarding Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, telling reporters at the White House that he has no "intention" of firing him.

Trump has ‘no intention’ of firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell

Christian Datoc · April 22, 2025 6:22 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Fairness & Justice

Trump’s counterproductive war on the Federal Reserve

James Rogan · April 22, 2025 6:00 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), right, and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), left, are pictured as the House meets to elect a speaker and convene the 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Democrats’ pivot to Trump’s economy muddled by another El Salvador trip

Rachel Schilke · April 21, 2025 5:39 pm

Make government data great again

Conn Carroll · April 21, 2025 2:15 pm

New data shows Denver’s inflation rising above national average

Derek Draplin | The Center Square contributor · April 15, 2025 2:42 pm

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen.

Rising recession fears raise pressure on Trump and GOP

Zach Halaschak · April 15, 2025 4:00 am

Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance

The Inflation Reduction Act was built on a lie. Repeal it all

Jason Isaac and Paul Teller · April 11, 2025 2:03 pm

Travelers walk through Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. On Friday, March 15, 2024, the University of Michigan releases its preliminary reading of consumer sentiment for April.

Inflation expectations surge to highest level since 1981 as tariffs hurt sentiment

Zach Halaschak · April 11, 2025 12:42 pm