Republicans risk repeating Biden’s fiscal mistakes
Trump is said to be pushing for massive new tax cuts. Passing them would be disastrous.
Fact check: No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim
Janet L. Yellen did not say tariffs would not lead to price increases; she was speaking about a narrow set of targeted ...
Tariff hawks eager to see de minimis rule shuttered after Trump pause
President Trump pumped the brakes last week on a pledge to shut down an import tax exemption for cheap consumer goods from ...
Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...
Opinion: ‘Personnel is policy,’ and Trump’s economic pick is a good sign
The president's choice to lead the National Economic Council has data-driven expertise in taxation, trade and immigration.
High bar for Fed to want to cut rates this year, says economist Jason Furman
Jason Furman, Fmr. Council of Economic Advisers chairman, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the impact tariff uncertainty ...
Personnel is policy: Kevin Hassett brings fiscal responsibility to the White House
The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical ...
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The Economic Adviser Who Could Help President Trump Chart a Fiscally Responsible Path
It’s a long list that includes Arthur Laffer, whose theories on tax cuts and supply-side economics fundamentally reshaped ...
This Trump Appointee Could Bring Fiscal Sanity to the White House
As it happens, Kevin Hassett, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and later a senior adviser to the president during ...
U.S. Job Growth Slowed In January; Slight Gains In Entertainment Business Employment
Job growth slowed in January to 143,000 positions, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4%. The latest figures from the ...
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Opinion: ‘Personnel is policy,’ and Trump’s economic pick is a good sign
As it happens, Kevin Hassett, who during Trump’s first administration was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and later a senior advisor to the president, has been appointed to lead the ...