National economics reporter for Bloomberg News. All views expressed are my own.
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High cost of living. Trade policies. The Iran war. Many voters who helped elect Trump are finding he’s failed to deliver on his campaign promises. bloomberg.com/features/2026-…
US factory output rebounded in September after slipping a month earlier, consistent with an upswing this year in manufacturing. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The US trade deficit widened sharply in August to the largest since early 2025, reflecting a surge in the value of imports of crude oil and capital goods bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US consumer confidence fell in September to the lowest level since 2014 as pessimism grew about the economy and the labor market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US factory output unexpectedly declined in August as manufacturers grappled with higher input costs and production of business equipment cooled bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A key measure of US producer prices was lower than forecast in August, offering mixed signals as Federal Reserve officials debate whether to raise interest rates next week. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US job growth beat forecasts in August and the unemployment rate held steady, suggesting the labor market has more momentum than previously thought bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The US trade deficit widened sharply in July to the largest since early 2025, reflecting a rebound in imports. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in July to the largest since early last year as imports surged on a pickup in inbound shipments of capital equipment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US consumer spending stalled in July and a closely watched price gauge advanced in line with expectations, giving the Federal Reserve more room to hold interest rates steady. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US industrial production rose for a second month in July, driven by increases in manufacturing and utility output bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Trump’s rosy view is running into anxiety about high costs and fallout from the Iran war bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Underlying US inflation was subdued in July, likely easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Here are the key takeaways from the US jobs report for July bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Rising gas prices are hitting American consumers again. But this time, they don’t have tax refund dollars to tap. That could pose a risk to US economic growth and Republicans in November bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has a warning and a plea for President Trump: Don’t deport the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who have been living in the US, sometimes for longer than a decade bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
US consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years and a key gauge of underlying inflation was little changed, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Americans are on pace for the third-most expensive Fourth of July at the gas pump even as they hit the road this weekend in record numbers bloomberg.com/news/features/…
US private-sector job creation was solid again in June, adding to signs the labor market has stabilized this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The US trade deficit narrowed in April as exports rose faster than imports. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…