Christine Zhang

Visual Editing Resident at The New York Times

@nytgraphics | previously @ftdata @baltsundata @BrookingsGlobal @datagraphics | forever a friendly neighborhood data reporter 🕸

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Consumers prop up the economy. They’re showing signs of strain.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Colby Smith |Christine Zhang |NYT Business

The U.S. consumer has seemed unstoppable in recent years, spending despite soaring inflation and the highest borrowing costs in decades. That resilience helped keep at bay a recession that many thought inevitable after the pandemic. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and their scattershot rollout have once again raised concerns that the United States may soon face an economic downturn.
What Polls Say About DOGE and Elon Musk

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ruth Igielnik |Christine Zhang

People like the idea of cutting government waste. But they dislike Mr. Musk, and they're down on the Department of Government Efficiency. The idea that the government is wasteful and inefficient has been a long-held view by most Americans for decades, surveys have found. And Americans mostly support the concept of the Department of Government Efficiency, commonly referred to as DOGE.
Trump Loves Tariffs. Do Americans?

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Astead Herndon |Laura Bult |Gabriel Blanco |Laura Salaberry |Caitlin O’Keefe |Christine Zhang | +1 more
Tracking Each Party's Early Turnout for Tuesday's Special House Elections

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ilana Marcus |Christine Zhang |Alex Lemonides

Democrats are hoping for a long-shot victory in special elections being held on Tuesday in Florida's First and Sixth Congressional Districts as they look to erode the G.O.P.'s narrow majority in the House. The districts are heavily Republican: In November, President Trump won Florida's First by a 37-point margin and the Sixth by 30 points. But special elections tend to be better for Democrats, who have already achieved upsets in multiple state legislative special elections this year.
How the Stock Market Has Done Under Trump

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Christine Zhang

The stock market has plunged since President Trump took office for a second time, a stark contrast to the early days of his first presidency. The S&P 500 index has fallen sharply since hitting a record high on Feb. 19. The index fell into a so-called correction on Thursday. Corrections, a Wall Street term referring to a 10 percent decline from an index's last peak, are relatively rare yet symbolically worrisome milestones for the markets.
the Upheaval from Trump's Trade Policies

Mar 7, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christine Zhang

Image The S&P 500 is on pace for its worst week in two years as tariff tensions intensify. Credit... Lucas Jackson/Reuters The S&P 500 is on track for its worst weekly loss since the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank crisis two years ago. And investors have wiped out post-Election Day gains as President Trump's dizzying start-stop tariff policy fuels volatility on trading floors and in boardrooms. Another test comes this morning with the jobs report due out at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
How Americans Feel About Trump's Tariffs

Mar 4, 2025 | nytimes.com | Christine Zhang |Ruth Igielnik

Americans express very different views on tariffs depending upon how the question is asked, a challenge for pollsters trying to measure public support for a complex and poorly understood issue. Tariffs are a wonky subject, the details of which are unfamiliar to many, maybe even most, Americans.
The Stock Market Was One of Trump's Favorite Talking Points. Not Lately.

Mar 1, 2025 | nytimes.com | Joe Rennison |Christine Zhang

During his first term, President Trump regularly took credit for a booming stock market, citing soaring share prices as a measure of his success in office. And after his election victory in November, he pointed to the market rise as a sign of optimism. But since his inauguration in January, Mr. Trump has been relatively muted about stocks, even after the S&P 500 hit a record on Feb. 19.
How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director

Feb 21, 2025 | news.nestia.com | Martin Gomez |Martín González Gomez |Alicia Parlapiano |Christine Zhang

How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director How Each Senator Voted to Confirm Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director By Martín González Gómez, Alicia Parlapiano and Christine Zhang Feb. 20, 2025 …… Read full article on The New York Times-Politics America
How the Senate Voted to Confirm Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director

Feb 20, 2025 | nytimes.com | Martin Gomez |Martín González Gomez |Alicia Parlapiano |Christine Zhang

Kash Patel, a loyalist to President Trump, was confirmed by a vote of 51 to 49 to lead the country's premier federal law enforcement agency. All Democrats and two Republicans voted no.