Talmon Joseph Smith

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Talmon Joseph Smith

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been a whirlwind. And Stephen Miran, the chair of President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, has been at the center of what he calls "the volatility." Mr. Trump has raised import taxes to levels not seen since the 1930s. And trade talks to roll them back - or not - are in flux, leaving the trajectory of the U.S. economy, consumer prices and global trade in limbo.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Talmon Joseph Smith

U.S. employers added 177,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department reported on Friday. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent. Both numbers, which demonstrate that the U.S. labor market remains in good condition, are based on surveys taken in the immediate wake of the Trump administration's move in early April to institute the highest level of tariffs on imports since the 1930s. The gain extended the streak of U.S. job growth to 52 months.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Talmon Joseph Smith

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Credit... Richard Drew/Associated Press Investors will be closely watching the jobs report on Friday for any signs that President Trump's early policy priorities, including tariffs and layoffs of federal workers, have started to dent the U.S. economy.

1 month ago | rethinking65.com | Talmon Joseph Smith

U.S. household net worth reached a new peak at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate has levitated just above record lows for three years. The overall debt that households are carrying compared with the assets they own is also near a record low. But even a land of plenty has its shortcomings, influencing both perceptions and realities of how Americans are doing.

1 month ago | estadao.com.br | Talmon Joseph Smith

A imposição de tarifas pelo presidente Trump em uma escala nunca vista em quase um século é mais do que um tiro de advertência aos parceiros comerciais dos Estados Unidos. Se mantidos, os impostos de importação também lançarão um projeto econômico de nostalgia desafiadora: uma tentativa de recuperar o lugar dos EUA como uma potência industrial dominante. No auge do pós-guerra da manufatura americana, que durou até a década de 1970, quase 20 milhões de pessoas ganhavam a vida com a manufatura.