Commentary

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 1 hour ago

From CBS News we found this interesting: America's deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts. https://buff.ly/4Ud3tip

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 4 hours ago

Federal Reserve officials ‘strongly’ divided on December interest rate cut. Minutes from US central bank’s October meeting point to schism on direction of monetary policy. https://buff.ly/ELXn5Ie

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 6 hours ago

Recent shifts in immigration flows have lowered the estimates of net international migration into the United States. New data indicate that net migration will be close to half a million people in 2025, down from 2.2 million in 2024. Estimates based on these data and on past trends for the U.S.-born population suggest that this could lead to a decrease in the working-age population and slower growth in the prime-age labor force. Continued low levels of immigration would lead to decreases in the total prime-age labor force. https://buff.ly/Vc2pLLD

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 8 hours ago

Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows. The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows. https://buff.ly/2BCf2dM

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 9 hours ago

AI has been cited for 48,414 job cuts announced in the US so far this year, according to a recent estimate from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. https://buff.ly/vFtg5b4

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 10 hours ago

Delayed jobs report shows hiring grew in September. Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, before the government shutdown. Still, the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent.