Import-reliant businesses struggle as more tariffs are threatened. Plus: an LA costume designer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reference week, and break-even employment.
The U.S. dollar is hovering around a two-month high, for reasons both domestic and international. Plus: private clubs, silver price records, and our complicated tax system.
President Donald Trump’s policy whims make it difficult for economists to forecast what’s next. Plus: Las Vegas, American furniture manufacturing and adjustable-rate mortgages.
Consumer spending has remained resilient as the top 10% of earners accounted for roughly 50% of consumer spending in the third quarter. But one of the “luxury” goods they are spending it on is simple mixture of salt and cream.
That pesky government shutdown will complicate monetary-decision making, says Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee. Plus: food dyes, fiscal years, and funding for small businesses.
