How Trump’s Tariffs May Disrupt Two Crucial Readings on the Health of the US Economy

How Trump’s Tariffs May Disrupt Two Crucial Readings on the Health of the US Economy

President-elect Donald Trump quickly promised new tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada. However, if his threats come to fruition, they could potentially distort inflation and investment and disrupt the broader economic cycle. The new import tariffs could reverse some of the hard-won progress on inflation that the Federal Reserve is still struggling to … Read more