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October 16, 2024
Donald Trump’s Tariff Proposals – Bloomberg
AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tariff proposals and the Fed’s independence on Bloomberg.
Multimedia
October 16, 2024
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tariff proposals and the Fed’s independence on Bloomberg.
The American Action Forum is a 21st century center-right policy institute providing actionable research and analysis to solve America’s most pressing policy challenges.
August 2024
+0.2%
+2.5%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
August 2024
+0.3%
+3.2%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
August 2024
+0.1%
+2.7%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
August 2024
+0.2%
+1.7%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending September 28, 2024
225,000
+6,000
224,250
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
September 2024
54.9
+3.4
A level above 50 indicates expansion
September 2024
47.2
+0.0
A level above 50 indicates expansion
September 2024
70.1
+2.2
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
September 2024
+143,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
August 2024
$73.7B
+0.2%
-1.4%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
August 2024
1,475,000
+4.9%
-6.5%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
