14 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump's Tax Cuts Will Not Cause a Surge in the Trade Deficit

When Trump calls for tax cuts to boost American growth, we can debate their fiscal merits; but let’s not pretend they’re a guaranteed path to trade imbalance. The theory behind that claim is old, contested, and, in many cases, simply wrong. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tax Cuts Will Not Cause a Surge in the Trade Deficit appeared first on Breitbart.

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37 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump's Tax Cuts Won't Drive Up the Trade Deficit

Many economists have successfully challenged the idea that budget deficits lead to higher trade deficits. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tax Cuts Won’t Drive Up the Trade Deficit appeared first on Breitbart.

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62 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Economy Refuses to Play Nice with the Fed

The Fed is stuck between crosscurrents: too strong to ease, too shaky to hike. The best they can do is what they’ve been doing—waiting for the fog to lift. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Economy Refuses to Play Nice with the Fed appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Age of Industrial Abundance Has Arrived

This week, America’s new economic doctrine came into focus thanks to a pair of speeches from Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Age of Industrial Abundance Has Arrived appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Consumers Aren't Front Running Tariffs

The supposed culprit of the import surge—consumer panic buying—simply isn’t real. Consumers are not front-running the tariffs, and that is good news. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Consumers Aren’t Front Running Tariffs appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: Historic Divergence Between Democrat Despair and Republican Confidence Has Enormous Economic Stakes

Consumer sentiment remains deeply depressed; and the division between Democrats and Republicans has reached historic, almost unimaginable levels. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Historic Divergence Between Democrat Despair and Republican Confidence Has Enormous Economic Stakes appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Wall Street's Pain Is Wrecking the Case Against Tariffs

If Trump’s tariffs are such a favor to entrenched business interests, why are those very businesses sounding the alarm? The post Breitbart Business Digest: Wall Street’s Pain Is Wrecking the Case Against Tariffs appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Bessent Tells China to Change or Be Changed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood before the Institute of International Finance this morning and delivered a speech that ought to be remembered as a turning point in U.S. economic diplomacy. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Bessent Tells China to Change or Be Changed appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Even if Trump Fires Powell, the Fed May Still Defy Him

Removing Jerome Powell as Fed chair might not give Trump the interest rate cuts he wants. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Even if Trump Fires Powell, the Fed May Still Defy Him appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump and the Market Agree—It’s the Fed That’s Out of Step

President Trump has been calling for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates, arguing that its policy is too tight for a slowing economy. Investors increasingly seem to agree with Trump. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump and the Market Agree—It’s the Fed That’s Out of Step appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Can Trump Actually Remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is the latest target of a Donald Trump “Truth Bomb” barrage on his Truth Social platform. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Can Trump Actually Remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair? appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: What Trump Knows About China That the Media Won’t Tell You

Trump sees something that most of the establishment media will not concede: China is vulnerable – much more so than people tend to think. The post Breitbart Business Digest: What Trump Knows About China That the Media Won’t Tell You appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: We Must Decouple from China on Rare Earths Now

It is essential to decouple from China on rare earths. The hard work should have started more than a decade ago. It must start today. The post Breitbart Business Digest: We Must Decouple from China on Rare Earths Now appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Forgotten Economics Behind Trump’s Tariffs, Part II

Call it protectionism if you like. But the proper name is older and more precise. It’s called the optimum tariff. And at long last, it’s being put to work for America. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Forgotten Economics Behind Trump’s Tariffs, Part II appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Forgotten Economic Theory Behind Trump’s Tariffs

Some of the most brilliant economists in history developed a theory proving that under the right conditions, tariffs can make a country richer. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Forgotten Economic Theory Behind Trump’s Tariffs appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Outmaneuvers Markets, Allies, and China in One Day

What looked like the start of a global financial panic turned into a show of strength from the White House and a stunning rally on Wall Street. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Outmaneuvers Markets, Allies, and China in One Day appeared first on Breitbart.

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last month Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Working

The reciprocal tariffs are doing what they were meant to do: putting leverage on the table, shaking foreign complacency, and opening the door to new trade arrangements that better serve American workers and producers. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Working appeared first on Breitbart.

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