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Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., discusses President Donald Trump’s historic Iowa steel plant announcement and the effects seen from the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on ‘The Evening Edit.’
President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, threatening to cut off trade with certain economies with which the US has a deficit. He speaks with reporters at the White House.
Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., discusses Canada launching retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. and the potential for President Donald Trump to reach a deal with Canada on ‘The Bottom Line.’
The United States has instituted yet another punitive tariff, this time on Canada. But why Canada – and why now – and why has Canada’s own government been working against the Canadian economy for so long?
I’m sensing the planet sees our being stuck in the muck in Iran as that opportunity. And they are beginning to more rapidly unwind the US’s impositions.
To wit: The US dollar.
Fox News contributor Michael Pillsbury interprets China’s position on Iran and the impact of CEOs on the U.S.-China summit on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
American businesses are managing the changing tariff landscape by attempting re-shoring projects, but in their hurry, are they remembering to fully manage the other issues raised by re-shoring?
The employment figures for August were lame. The good news was federal employment dropped another 15,000. The bad news was manufacturing lost another 12,000 jobs. The unemployment rate was listed at 4.3% but nobody believes that number anymore.
The Trump Administration has extended the international tariff negotiation deadline by another three weeks – giving countries until August 1 instead of July 9 to come to a deal.
Focused, temporary tariffs designed to level the playing field may or may not work as designed. Permanent tariffs kill capital which kills jobs.