Bruce Yandle

Jan 16, 2025 | detroitnews.com | Bruce Yandle

Citing national security concerns and following an expansive but divided Treasury Department review, President Joe Biden recently decided to deny the $14 billion purchase of U.S. Steel Corp. by the Japanese firm Nippon Steel. The decision is final, at least for now, but both companies have already brought suit to overturn it. They aren’t the only losers here.

Jan 12, 2025 | davisenterprise.com | Bruce Yandle

President-elect Donald Trump and his close advisers, at the threshold of another presidency, are deeply engaged in America’s policy battles. Yet, I can’t identify one principles-based “north star” to shed much light on the agenda. Maybe that will soon emerge, or maybe there will never be one. For now, the policy pronouncements say there’s a new sheriff in town who shoots from the hip. That means it’s up to us to navigate the uncertainty. That’s not to say Trump lacks plans.

Jan 11, 2025 | thedailynewsonline.com | Bruce Yandle

For those waiting and hoping to see the economy return to pre-COVID levels of activity, recent employment data, while showing considerable strength, must be discouraging. The data are reminiscent of American novelist and playwright Gertrude Stein’s comment following a disappointing visit to her childhood hometown, where she had hoped to see familiar sites from long ago: “There is no there there.”kAmx? @FC 42D6[ C@4<\D@=:5 6>A=@J>6?E 8C@HE9 :?

Jan 11, 2025 | thelcn.com | Bruce Yandle

For those waiting and hoping to see the economy return to pre-COVID levels of activity, recent employment data, while showing considerable strength, must be discouraging. The data are reminiscent of American novelist and playwright Gertrude Stein’s comment following a disappointing visit to her childhood hometown, where she had hoped to see familiar sites from long ago: “There is no there there.”kAmx? @FC 42D6[ C@4<\D@=:5 6>A=@J>6?E 8C@HE9 :?

Jan 9, 2025 | postandcourier.com | Bruce Yandle

President-elect Donald Trump and his close advisers, at the threshold of another presidency, are deeply engaged in America’s policy battles. Yet, I can’t identify one principles-based “north star” to shed much light on their agenda. Maybe that will soon emerge, or maybe there will never be one. For now, the policy pronouncements say there’s a new sheriff in town who shoots from the hip. That means it’s up to us to navigate the uncertainty. That’s not to say Trump lacks plans.