Rachel Louise Ensign
Economics Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Writing stories about people and their money @WSJ. Mom on Team Beans 🎗 [email protected]
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5 days ago |
wsj.com | Paul Kiernan |Rachel Louise Ensign
April 19, 2025 5:30 am ETWASHINGTON—President Trump’s federal government shake-up is taking a toll on the U.S. capital’s economy. Economists believe government layoffs and looming budget cuts will push the Washington, D.C., metro area into a recession, challenging its reputation for economic resilience. Cracks are already forming as federal workers pull back on spending, hotels and restaurants struggle and parents cancel plans for their kids’ summer camps. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
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1 week ago |
tovima.com | Aaron Zitner |Alex Leary |Rachel Louise Ensign
WASHINGTON—And it’s only been 78 days. No American president has disrupted so many aspects of the nation’s daily life as President Trump has in less than three months in office.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Natasha Khan |Rachel Louise Ensign
Covid memories of shortages, price increases and supply-chain shocks are motivating Americans to load up on vinegar, tires, furniture. Flashbacks of shortages and price hikes during the Covid pandemic still haunted Brandy Galloway, so when she heard about the new tariffs last week she decided it was time to take action. Galloway and her husband bought rice, extra virgin olive oil, tomato sauce, 7 pounds of coffee and every type of bean they could find.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Natasha Khan |Rachel Louise Ensign
Then on Wednesday, President Trump announced a 90-day pause on certain tariffs to most countries. The sudden U-turn reordered markets and economic forecasts, and shocked consumers and businesses. The uncertainty feels all too familiar. Americans stung by the Covid-era experience of shortages, inflation and supply-chain shock are determined not to get caught on the wrong side of Trump’s tariffs.
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Aaron Zitner |Alex Leary |Rachel Louise Ensign
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