Jeffry Bartash
Economics Reporter at Dow Jones Newswires
Economics Reporter at MarketWatch
Economics reporter at @MarketWatch. Writing from Washington on economics and a dash of politics. "Home" economist. Send comments to [email protected]
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1 week ago |
morningstar.com | Jeffry Bartash
By Jeffry Bartash Producer-price index was tame in March The numbers: Cheaper oil has taken some pressure off on the inflation front, but it may only be temporary in the face of a major trade war between the U.S. and China. Wholesale prices in the U.S. fell 0.4% in March, dropping for the first time in 17 months, mimicking a similar report on consumer goods and services that showed retail-level inflation was muted last month. Cheaper oil (CL00) was the chief source of the decline.
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1 week ago |
morningstar.com | Jeffry Bartash
By Jeffry Bartash Wholesale prices of eggs tumble as chicken flocks recover Record-high egg prices might not fall much before Easter, in nine days' time, but relief is on the way. The wholesale cost of eggs sank 21% in March as chicken producers replenished their stock of birds and imports surged to make up for nationwide shortage. Farmers had to destroy millions of birds late last year and early this year due to the bird flu.
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Jeffry Bartash
Economic ReportTame inflation report not expected to sway Fed on interest ratesLast Updated: April 10, 2025 at 9:59 a.m. ETFirst Published: April 10, 2025 at 8:52 a.m. ETConsumer prices fell in March for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but economists warn inflation could get worse if the U.S. retains higher tariffs on China and the rest of the world.
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2 weeks ago |
morningstar.com | Jeffry Bartash
By Jeffry Bartash Tariffs could raise prices on cell phones, clothes and other popular products if dispute drags on China has retaliated against the latest round of U.S. tariffs with higher duties on American exports, putting at stake a whopping $650 billion in trade between the two largest economies in the world. The deepening trade war, if goes on for a while, will be very costly and put the global economy at risk, analysts say.
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2 weeks ago |
morningstar.com | Jeffry Bartash
By Jeffry Bartash Trump's new tariffs could raise prices on many popular goods if the trade war drags on A prolonged U.S.-China trade war would be very costly and put the global economy at risk, analysts say, and it's easy to see why: The two countries are very dependent upon each other. The U.S. bought $439 billion in goods from China in 2024, making it the second-largest source of imports to the U.S. after Mexico.
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Wall Street got a nice surprise with a decent 155,000 increase in private-sector jobs in March via ADP. Yet still too soon to determine the potential fallout from Trump tariffs until the full scope of them is known. https://t.co/AYLa6DcmxP via @MarketWatch https://t.co/XkqRnoKzz2
"Liberation Day' can't come fast enough for better or worse, business leaders say. Uncertainty posed by tariff talk is depressing business and raising costs, ISM finds. https://t.co/BIXcBvnlYG via @MarketWatch
Business execs have a message for Trump on tariffs: ‘Just stop talking about it and do it.’ And it's not because they support them. https://t.co/G37P9pI37J via @MarketWatch https://t.co/3NeBEinQ8T