Uncertainty around President Trump's tariff policy and its impacts has soured the consumer outlook for the economy ... what could make things worse. Our Chart of the Week shows what that thing ...

As is clear from the “post-pause” results, lower US tariffs, together with lower retaliatory tariffs, equal less damage for the US economy. Tariffs applied uniformly are less distortionary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the final three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in consumer spending, the government said Thursday in a ...