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A LB Steel LLC's employee manufactures a component for new Amtrak Acela trains built in partnership with Alstom in Harvey, Illinois, U.S. December 4, 2019. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters

Making Sen$e Feb 07

Steel tariffs hurt manufacturers downstream, data shows

By Lydia Cox, Katheryn Russ, Econofact

Making Sen$e Jan 16

FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S., November 8, 2019. Picture taken November 8, 2019. Photo by Bryan Woolston/Reuters
What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture?

Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance.

By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact

Nation Oct 23

Tampa Electric Company coal fired electrical power plant, Florida
U.S. air quality is getting worse. Here are the costs

For the first time in decades, the air quality in the United States got worse over the last year. Research provides insights into the economic and human cost of that decline.

By Nicholas J. Sanders, Econofact

Making Sen$e Oct 11

China's Vice Premier Liu He speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House after two days of trade negotiations in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters
What Trump’s tariffs have cost the U.S. economy

The tariffs that are already in place and the threat of a renewed escalation present enormous costs to Americans.

By Kathryn Russ, Econofact

Economy Sep 10

The skyline of midtown Manhattan in New York City is seen from the United Nations headquarters in New York City, July 20, 2018. Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Is the rise in U.S. corporate debt cause for concern?

SEC chairman Jay Clayton said the U.S. corporate debt of almost $10 trillion, which equates to half of the nation's annual GDP, "should attract our attention."…

By Daniel Bergstresser, Econofact

Sep 06

Why the Federal Reserve must remain above political influence

By Michael W. Klein

President Donald Trump on Friday again encouraged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

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Aug 29

Could expanding access to contraception improve economic outcomes?

By Andrea M. Kelly, Jason Lindo, Analisa Packham, Econofact

A new rule from the Trump administration could decrease funding to providers of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which contribute to improved economic outcomes.

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