89 articles in the Economy category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated Monday that the administration will likely increase President Trump's temporary 10% global import tariff to 15% this week, as part of efforts to rebuild U.S. trade protections under proven legal frameworks following the...
By RWTNews Staff
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is set to announce steps tomorrow to shield American consumers from rising energy costs triggered by the ongoing military action against Iran, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Monday. Oil prices surged sharply on Monday, with Brent...
By RWTNews Staff
President Trump unveiled a $12 billion assistance package for U.S. farmers on December 8, 2025, during a White House roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, lawmakers from farm states, and representatives from Arkansas, Iowa,...
By Orphe Divounguy
Tariffs, tired demand, and a fragile labor market
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump on December 6, 2025, directing the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to establish dedicated task forces to investigate price fixing, anti-competitive practices, and foreign control in the U.S. food supply chain. Titled "Addressing Security...
By Tommy Flynn
Trump, joined by tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan, highlighted the program's potential during a Roosevelt Room event, stating, "Trump Accounts will be the first, I guess, you could say, real trust funds for every American child."
By Thérèse Boudreaux
While the SNAP reforms in Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill “were a step in the right direction,” Boccia told The Center Square, “the ideal is for states to assume full responsibility for how they run and fund their programs.”
By Arthur Kane
The pandemic subsided three years ago and the federal government, which is $38 trillion in debt, is pulling back on sending money to the states, causing massive budget problems for states like California, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Washington.
By Madeline Shannon
The National Retail Federation announced last week that a record 186.9 million people nationwide, an increase of more than 3 million from last year, were planning to shop on Black Friday, according to its annual consumer survey.
By Brett Rowland
"The national debt represents one of the most urgent and consequential challenges facing our nation," the letter said. "We ask that this matter be given top priority due to the threat it poses to the financial stability of the United States, the dollar as the reserve currency and our position of global leadership."
By Orphe Divounguy
The main event this week will be housing data, starting with the NAHB Housing Market Index (builder confidence) on Tuesday.
By Tommy Flynn
The framework addresses a $38.5 billion U.S. goods trade deficit with Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 2024, which grew to $55.7 billion through July 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.