Jan 16 What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture? By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance. Continue reading
Jan 03 U.S. manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in a decade By Josh Boak, Associated Press The sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year's global economic slowdown. But some signs suggest that the setback for manufacturing has bottomed out. Continue reading
Dec 26 How did markets behave in 2019? Record stocks, lower rates, so-so IPOs By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Through it all, the U.S. economy and consumers' appetite for spending remained resilient, supporting the market's record-shattering, year-end rally. Continue reading
Nov 05 3 reasons farmers hurt by the U.S.-China trade war still support Trump By Wendong Zhang, Lulu Rodriguez, Shuyang Qu, The Conversation The Trump administration’s efforts to ease the pain of farmers hurt by tariffs have paid off. Continue reading
Oct 15 IMF downgrades world's economic outlook, citing trade wars By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund predicts that growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading
Oct 14 U.S.-China truce leaves big issues unresolved By Paul Wiseman, Dave Kolpack, David Pitt, Associated Press Closer inspection suggests there isn't much substance, at least not yet, to the temporary truce President Donald Trump announced Friday at the White House after the U.S. and China wrapped up their 13th round of trade talks. Continue reading
Aug 05 Lashing back, China lets yuan drop and halts U.S. farm purchases By Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, Associated Press The moves, which came four days after President Donald Trump threatened more taxes on Chinese imports, knocked stock markets worldwide into a tailspin. Continue reading
Aug 05 Stocks plunge on Wall Street over escalating trade war By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press The escalations in the trade war between the world's largest economies are rattling investors already unnerved about a slowing global economy, falling U.S. corporate profits and possibly too-weak inflation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Fed chief struggles to manage a wild card: Trump trade wars By Josh Boak, Associated Press After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time in a decade, Chairman Jerome Powell made a striking acknowledgement: In the Trump era, the Fed faces a steep learning curve. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: U.S.-China trade talks conclude with no visible progress In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. and Chinese officials have concluded their latest trade talks without visible signs of progress. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman called President Trump’s Tuesday accusations that China had reneged on trade promises “laughable.” Also, the… Continue watching