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August 13, 2026
Trump wins legal battle to keep cheap imports subject to tariffs
A federal trade court ruled Thursday that President Trump can block cheap imports — including from Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein — from entering the U.S. tariff-free. Why it matters: It's a...
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August 11, 2026
U.S. economy's K-shaped gap narrows
For years, America's economy has been defined by a "K-shaped" gap: The rich kept spending at a rapid pace, while everyone else struggled to keep up. That divide is suddenly narrowing.Why it matters...
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August 7, 2026
White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days to respond to mortg...
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August 7, 2026
Summer jobs report is a double whammy for workers
Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Courtenay Brown/AxiosAmerica's labor market appeared to be gaining momentum this spring. The latest data makes that rebound look much less convincing.Why it...
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August 5, 2026
Employers are hiring less but paying more
Private employment data suggests that the labor market might be tighter than the headline hiring numbers alone suggest, with worker pay accelerating alongside lackluster jobs growth.Why it matters:...
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August 4, 2026
The comeback of a rate-sensitive America
Key sectors of the economy that spent years squeezed by high interest rates are gaining momentum.Why it matters: For years, manufacturing and construction were among the clearest signs that the Fed...
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August 3, 2026
What happens if the Fed holds fewer policy meetings
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh is reportedly weighing whether the central bank should hold fewer policy meetings each year.Why it matters: Cutting the Fed's meeting schedule would be the bigg...
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July 31, 2026
Fed rates dissenters make their case for higher rates
Inflation has been too high for too long, and the Federal Reserve should not count on it fading without further action.That is the argument from the three Fed officials who dissented from the decis...
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July 27, 2026
Small businesses launch new Trump tariff challenge
The small businesses that brought two high-profile legal challenges to President Trump's trade agenda are suing to block the latest round of tariffs.Why it matters: The lawsuits set up another lega...
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July 24, 2026
New Trump tariffs bring in less money than illegal tariffs
The White House has found new legal ways to keep tariffs flowing. But it's not enough to fully replace the revenue from the import taxes the Supreme Court struck down.The intrigue: The administrati...
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July 23, 2026
Trump rebuilds trade regime with new tariffs on global trading partners
The Trump administration announced a new round of tariffs of as much as 12.5% on 60 trading partners on Thursday, preventing a lapse in import taxes as a temporary tariff program nears expiration.W...
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July 23, 2026
Low layoff rates defy AI jobs domination fears
Data: Department of Labor; Chart: Neil Irwin/AxiosThe last time this few Americans were filing for unemployment benefits, Creedence Clearwater Revival topped the music charts, while "Butch Cassidy ...
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July 21, 2026
Trump administration consults unused 1930s law for tariff playbook
The Trump administration keeps finding new ways to wage trade wars. As one novel tariff authority nears its expiration, it's testing another — threatening huge duties on Canadian goods under a neve...
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July 21, 2026
U.S. to slap 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
The Trump administration said Monday that it will impose an additional 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods — including hockey sticks, wine and cement — accusing Canada of discriminating against U....
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July 16, 2026
Americans keep spending while "grumbling" about the economy
Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Courtenay Brown/AxiosThe list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting longer. Yet their willingness to spend has not yet cracked.Why it matters: Econom...
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July 16, 2026
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will impose an additional 25% tariff on many Brazilian goods, escalating a trade fight it says is rooted in Brazil's treatment of U.S. companies.Why it ma...
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July 15, 2026
Warsh: AI spending may lift prices without fueling lasting inflation
Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that the AI investment boom will likely raise prices over the next year, but argued that those increases might not automatically be inflationa...
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July 13, 2026
Accidental stimulus: the economy's tariff refund cushion
Data: U.S. Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement (net customs duties); Chart: Courtenay Brown/AxiosCorporate America is getting an accidental stimulus. Billions of dollars collected through court-inv...
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July 9, 2026
The K-shaped economic divide might be narrowing
For years, the economy has looked K-shaped. There's new evidence that some of that divide is beginning to narrow. The wage-growth gap between lower- and middle-income workers has disappeared — with...
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July 9, 2026
Trump threatens trade with Spain
Data: FactSet; Chart: Matt Phillips President Trump's threat to "cut off all trade" with Spain was immediately a market event — at least in Europe.Why it matters: Well into Trump's second term, for...
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July 2, 2026
Jobs report gives labor market a yellow card
The job market entered the summer with less momentum than looked to be the case just a month ago.Why it matters: Call it a yellow card for the labor market. Thursday morning's employment report doe...
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June 30, 2026
Trump's Supreme Court wins hit one wall: the economy
The Supreme Court this term gave President Trump powers over the federal government that no modern president has held. But it blocked his administration on two of the biggest issues for markets: th...
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June 30, 2026
The AI boom's historical warning
Data: BIS; Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosToday's AI buildout resembles earlier technological revolutions and capital booms that ended in painful busts.That's the new warning from the Bank for Intern...
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June 29, 2026
2 Supreme Court rulings treat the Fed as an exception
The Federal Reserve is different. That's the upshot of the Supreme Court's rulings Monday morning.Why it matters: President Trump can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook for now, a 5-4 court majority hel...
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June 29, 2026
Supreme Court says Trump can't fire Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Supreme Court said Monday that President Trump could not fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a blockbuster ruling that limits the president's influence on the central bank. Why it matters:...
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June 26, 2026
The AI price shock is here: Apple, Microsoft hike prices
People spend a lot of time on their devices. The AI boom means they will also be spending more for them.Why it matters: The enormous sums of money going into the AI race are driving up costs for re...
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June 25, 2026
Americans are still shopping, despite climbing energy costs
Income growth is accelerating — supporting consumer spending — while inflation is rising even beyond the energy-price shock.Why it matters: That combination, shown in new data out Thursday morning,...
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June 24, 2026
Homegrown U.S. economic strategy is the right path: Treasury Secretary Bessent
In a speech in New York on Tuesday night, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a long-running bet on cheaper goods and deeper economic integration making America richer and safer had failed.W...
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June 23, 2026
10 years since Brexit, and the results are in
Data: Factset; Chart: Danielle Alberti/AxiosBrexit is the real-world test of what happens when a major economy voluntarily raises trade barriers, restricts the free flow of workers and generates ye...
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June 23, 2026
The U.S. labor market's quiet upgrade
For the first time in years, data revisions could end up adding jobs to the official U.S. tally rather than erasing them.Why it matters: Early indicators point to a labor market that might be stron...
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