This graph from the Yale Budget line shows how the U.S. trade rate fell for most of the last 150 years and is only now beginning to rise again. Yale Budget Lab A federal appeals court ruled two weeks ago that President Trump’s tariffs based on a national emergency are illegal – and the president…
President Trump looks on in November of 2017 at his announcement of Jerome Pwowell to be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. This year, he has been pressuring Powell to cut interest rates, belittled him and threatened to fire him. (Photo by Drew Angerer) Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled Friday that the…