Outside the Beltway

The unemployment rate hit a point unseen since Bill Clinton was President in April, but jobs and wage growth remain tepid at best.

The first estimate of economic growth in the first three months of 2018 beat expectations slightly, but it doesn’t bode well for the immediate future.

Republicans are blaming the President for the fading popularity of the tax reform law passed in December. It’s more complicated than that.

Republicans have been hoping that the tax bill passed in December would help them in the midterms. That’s appearing to be less and less likely by the day.

Trump suggests US might seek to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The great negotiator in the White House is likely underestimating the tools available to Xi.

Speaking of trade war talk…

The DJIA (and other markets) are not too happy about all of this trade war talk.

President Trump is continuing his dangerous and misguided trade war rhetoric,

March’s Jobs Report fell far short of expectations.

Begun the trade wars have.

After initially praising the completion of a trade deal with South Korea, President Trump is now suggesting he may withhold final approval contingent on progress on talks with North Korea. This makes no sense whatsoever.

If you recall your grade school civics, you already knew this.

If you’re tired of the restraint being shown by this President, you may be in luck.

H.R. McMaster appears to be on the way out as National Security Adviser. The important question is, who replaces him?

Best known as a television host, he served in the Reagan administration and chief economist of Bear Stearns.

It is a fair question. But judging the Trump administration on tax cuts, Gorsuch, and the DJIA is to ignore a lot of profound problems.

The President tried bringing something akin to a traditional policy process to the White House. Now he’s rebelling against it.

A better than expected jobs report for February, but wage growth slowed for the month.

North Korea’s Dear Leader has baited the President of the United States into a trap.

The chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors is out after failing to convince the boss not to impose tariffs.

Shots fired: European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker threatens to fight back if President Trump imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum.

The President provided a contender for most ignorant tweet this morning, as he makes a proposal that would disrupt the global economy.

President Trump has announced that he’ll be imposing significant tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. This is an unwise decision.