• Is China Really Dumping US Treasuries
  
  "China is dumping US Treasuries to get out of the dollar." This claim has been circulating the mainstream feeds lately, with the narrative that the "end of the dollar is near," or "the US will lose its funding base" and the "bond yields will surge."
• Fed's Miran Calls for Four Rate Cuts in 2026
  
  Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran believes the central bank should lower interest rates by roughly a full percentage point this year , and begin moving sooner rather than later.
• Trump's Economic Playbook: Homeownership, Tax Relief
  
  President Trump's latest economic pitch boils down to three pillars: make it easier to own a home, shift the tax burden away from workers and onto foreign imports, and rein in Washington's runaway spending.
• The $130 Billion Scramble to Reclaim Tariff Cash
  
  President Trump's global tariffs hauled in at least $130 billion in just 10 months. Now comes the race to get it back.
• Wholesale Inflation Heats Up to 2.9%
  
  U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0.5% from December and 2.9% from January 2025.
• CEOs Solidly Confident Despite AI, Tariff Risks
  
  Confidence among America's top executives rebounded sharply in the first quarter of 2026, signaling renewed optimism about the economy even as concerns about artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and tariffs linger.
• Odds of Early Warsh-Led Fed Cuts Slip on Bullish Outlook
  
  Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh's path to out-of-the-gate interest rate cuts in alignment with President Donald Trump's expectations could be narrowing amid emerging bullishness about the U.S. economy, growing CEO confidence in the outlook, and investors keying...
• US Pushes to Isolate Swiss Bank Over Iran, Russia Ties
  
  The U.S. is moving to sever a small Swiss bank from access to the U.S. financial system for its alleged support for Iranian and Russian actors, as U.S. and Iranian officials hold indirect talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran's nuclear negotiations.
• Iran to Offer 'Commercial Bonanza' to US Companies
  
  Iran is dangling what one person familiar with the negotiations described as a "commercial bonanza" to entice President Donald Trump into a nuclear deal, pitching massive investment opportunities in oil, gas, mining and critical minerals as indirect talks resume Thursday in...
• Jobless Claims Edge Up to 212K, Layoffs Remain Healthy
  
  Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels.
• CEO of World Economic Forum Quits After Epstein Ties Scrutinized
  
  The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said on Thursday he was stepping down, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
• Germany's Merz Raises Trade Concerns in China
  
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrapped up his two-day visit to China on Thursday hailing "good cooperation" with Beijing but pointing to overcapacity by Chinese exporters that have taken a growing share of German markets. Merz, on his first visit to China as chancellor,...
• Sen. Husted: Trump's Economic Message Highlights Tax Benefits
  
  Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's economic message in his State of the Union address will resonate with voters at home because it underscored what he called clear differences between Republicans...
• CNN Poll: Trump's State of the Union Won Over Viewers
  
  President Donald J. Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night - and a majority of viewers said they liked what they heard, Breitbart reports.
• US Trade Chief: Some Nations Face 15% Tariffs
  
  The U.S. tariff rate for some countries will go up to 15% or higher from the newly-imposed 10%, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Wednesday, without naming any specific trading partners or other details. "Right now, we have the 10% tariff. It'll go up to 15...
• China, Germany Pledge Deeper Ties Despite Rifts
  
  There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on - notably Russia's war in Ukraine - but the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies nonetheless pledged Wednesday to work to deepen ties in an era of global turbulence.
• President Trump Hails 'Turnaround for the Ages'
  
  President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address that America is staging "a turnaround for the ages" after just one year back in office.
• US Consumer Confidence Improves Modestly
  
  U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more than expected in February, but the share of consumers viewing jobs as "hard to get" increased to a five-year high, raising the risk of the unemployment rate increasing this month.
• Fed's Cook: AI May Cause Short-Term Unemployment
  
  Artificial intelligence has triggered a generational shift in the U.S. labor market and could lead to a possible rise in the unemployment rate that the U.S. central bank may not be able to counter with lower interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said...
• US Home Price Growth Slows in December
  
  U.S. single-family house price gains slowed in December, but economists believe tight inventory could prevent an outright decline in national home prices.
• Bessent Warns of 'Economic Apocalypse' if Taiwan Lost
  
  Taiwan is no longer just a test of American resolve abroad. It is a test of whether the world economy can survive a single semiconductor chip chokepoint, The New York Times reports.
• The Dollar Has a Cold, Not Long COVID
  
  In recent weeks, the dollar has fallen against most other currencies, but President Trump appears little disturbed.
• California Tangled in Billionaire Tax & Social Industry
  
  The mid-19th century Gold Rush earned California the nickname "Golden State." Over generations, the region became a place of aspiration-a projection screen for ambition and prosperity.
• The Tariff Decision Is Both Right and Wrong
  
  Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump acted illegally when he imposed new tariffs on nearly all countries exporting goods to the United States.
• Tariff Uncertainty Thickens Economic Fog Again
  
  U.S. and foreign officials, corporate executives, analysts and investors had begun to hope the tumultuous U.S. trade policy reversals of last year were finished.

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