U.S. economic data shows minimal tariff impact
Friday, May 30, 2025, 10:21 am
Recent reports indicate a slowdown in U.S. spending alongside a cooling inflation gauge, with both economic metrics noting that tariffs have yet to manifest any dramatic effects. Analysts are left wondering if these tariffs are simply late to the party or merely irrelevant in the current economic landscape.
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The figures show inflation is still declining from its post-pandemic spike, which reached the highest level in four decades in July 2022.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose just 2.1% in April compared with a year earlier,…
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