Latest from Nicholas Guiang

• Jul 23, 2025

  A new trade deal with Japan

  

  American consumers will now face a 15% tax on Japanese imports — a major jump from the 1.5% rate set back in 2019.

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• Jul 22, 2025

  What's at stake if the Federal Reserve loses its independence?

  

  The lack of an independent U.S. central bank could shake both the U.S. economy and global financial markets.

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• Jul 21, 2025

  Looking for economic clues in corporate America

  

  This week, some major companies will report their second quarter earnings, giving us insight into where this economy is headed.

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• Jul 21, 2025

  What the "Big Beautiful Bill" means for U.S. energy

  

  President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will roll back numerous Biden-era clean energy incentives aimed at energy production and manufacturing. Jeremy Michalek, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, says the global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy will happen regardless.

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• Jul 18, 2025

  Will August bring a wave of trade deals or a hike in tariffs?

  

  Trump tariffs are hitting consumer prices, but it's unclear if this is the start of runaway inflation. Plus, what new spending cuts say about the balance of power in Washington.

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• Jul 17, 2025

  How immigration can bolster an aging workforce

  

  For this installment of “The Age of Work,” we visit Peckham, a neighborhood in South London that’s home to generations of immigrants from around the world.

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• Jul 16, 2025

  Can robots help us care for an aging population?

  

  As the population ages, demand for health care is rising. Are robots part of the solution? Also in our visit to London: skincare entrepreneurship and menopause policies.

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• Jul 15, 2025

  Want to understand our aging workforce? Look to the U.K.

  

  By 2050, about a quarter of people in the U.K. will be 65 or older. How will that reshape the workforce? Plus, a London honey shop and Romford pensioners.

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• Jul 14, 2025

  Who pays for tariffs?

  

  Should companies eat the cost of import taxes, or pass it on to customers? Plus: bank earnings, inflation data, economic models and a trip across the pond.

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• Jul 11, 2025

  The GOP slashed $1 trillion from Medicaid's budget. What now?

  

  Advocates say in-home health care recipients could lose services deemed “optional.” Plus, Fed rate cuts, and the future of solar power.

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