Trump, Inflation and tariffs
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Indonesia also has agreed to purchase billions in U.S. energy, agriculture products and airplanes, Trump said July 15 in a social media post.
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest rates and comes as the president and his team have ramped up their pressure campaign on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Axios on MSNInflation heats up in June amid fears of Trump trade war effectsConsumer prices rose at a quicker rate in June, breaking a months-long streak of cooling inflation, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. Why it matters: The data will likely concern economic policymakers,
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AlterNet on MSN'Good evidence': New data shows the 'surest sign' Trump policies are making inflation riseThe latest inflation data suggests that President Donald Trump's tariffs may already be having an impact on the finances of working-class families. In a Tuesday article for Axios, journalists Courtenay Brown and Neil Irwin reported on Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from June that was just released this week,
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday released June inflation data, showing prices increased from the prior month. Hours later, President Trump called on the Fed to lower rates.
Core inflation — which strips out energy and food prices, which can be volatile categories — was up 2.9% in June. The consumer price index rose 2.7% on an annual basis in June 2025, up from 2.4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The U.S. will soon notify a group of minor trading partners that they will face tariffs higher than 10%, President Trump said on Tuesday evening. “We’ll be releasing a letter soon talking about many countries that are much smaller,