Outside the Beltway

Thanks for nothing, Republicans.

President Trump’s hand-picked Federal Reserve Chairman is stating the blindingly obvious about the ongoing trade war, so of course the President labeled him an enemy.

The Trump Administration and 2020 campaign are clearly worried about the state of the economy. They should be, because it could be the one thing that dooms his re-election chances.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to bring jobs back to the United States, especially manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t worked out that way.

President Trump is delaying implementation of his recently announced tariffs on Chinese goods.

Donald Trump lies with the ease that the rest of us tie our shoes. Will that fact have an impact on voters?

President Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods set to take effect on September 1st Another stupid move in a very dumb trade war.

WIth some signs pointing to a slowing global economy, and President Trump applying political pressure, the Federal Reserve reversed interest rate policy yesterday.

The economy slowed somewhat during the second three months of 2019, but the economic recovery still looks strong as we head into the 122nd month of positive growth.

After weeks of protests and years of frustrations, Ricardo Rosselló, the Governor of Puerto Rico, announced last night that he will be resigning from office.

President Trump and the Congressional leadership have reached agreement on a multi-year budget deal that that busts through all remaining controls on spending.

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail last night with another one of his red meat speeches. The analogies it causes one to draw are chilling to say the least.

The Trump Administration is warning Congress that we will need to raise the debt ceiling by September. Congress should take this as an opportunity to eliminate it entirely.

The Federal Budget Deficit passed the $700 Billion mark with three months still to go in the Fiscal Year.

June’s jobs report brought in stronger than expected numbers but the fact that these numbers have not been consistent all year makes one wonder what the state of the economy really is.

The Democratic Socialist wants to absorb $1.6 trillion of student debt.

Not only are we deploying it more slowly than China and others but we’re doing it in a way that will live behind rural Americans.

President Trump’s tariffs are having a noticeable, and negative, impact on global economies. The President doesn’t seem to care.

The current economic recovery turns ten years old this month, but it can’t last forever.

May’s Jobs Report came back with disappointing jobs growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down.

It’s been just about fifteen months since President Trump imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Not surprisingly, those tariffs have not had the effect the President claimed they would.

The city by the Bay is rapidly transforming. Should we lament that?

Surprising pollsters and political analysts down under, Australia’s ruling center-right coalition pulled off a big win in Saturday’s election.

China has retaliated for the tariffs that the President imposed late last week, and things look like they’re only going to get worse.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting the American economy, American consumers, and American businesses.

If the economy remains strong, then Democrats could find it harder to beat the President than they thought.

Jobs Growth in April was much higher than expected, seemingly putting to rest for now fears that the economy might be slowing.

Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust.

President Trump is trying to politicize monetary policy. He should be resisted on this front.

First quarter economic growth came in higher than expected, but there are several caveats worth keeping an eye on.

The New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago metro areas are all losing people.

The tone and content of President Trump’s 2020 campaign is already quite apparent.

The US is reproducing below the replacement rate.

More simplism from the WH.

Only the best people, dontcha know.

Notwithstanding President Trump’s tariffs, America’s trade deficit hit a record level last year.

Job growth in February was far below estimates, but we did see some solid wage growth and other signs that we’re approaching what economists refer to as “full employment.”

Economic growth slowed significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 from where it had been earlier in the year. And it’s likely to slow down even more.

The National Debt officially topped $22 trillion, marking a $2 trillion increase since President Trump took office.

Despite the government shutdown, employment growth in January was far above expectations.

As public opinion of the President continues to slide his pandering to his far-right base increases.

The economic impact from the just-concluded government shutdown was apparently quite substantial.

The government shutdown is beginning to negatively impact the public’s perception of the health of the economy.

Two years into his Presidency, Donald Trump continues to set the wrong kind of records.

Despite the President’s claims, the American steel industry isn’t doing well at all.

As the shutdown continues the numbers get worse for the President, but he doesn’t seem to care.

As the shutdown drags on, it’s beginning to have an impact on the economy.

Two years of Republican control of the Legislative and Executive Branches has put us back on a path toward $1 trillion budget deficits.

December’s Jobs Report blew past expectations to show more than 300,000 jobs created.

That’s not how it works.