Mark Niquette
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National economics reporter for Bloomberg News. All views expressed are my own.
The great inflation shock of the 2020s, which helped bring President Donald Trump back to power, is in the rearview mirror now. But the hangover is all around. Here's our Big Take on why affordability is poised to be a key issue in this year's midterm elections. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Inflation Is Down, But Americans Still Feel an Affordability Squeeze
While inflation has slowed overall, the costs of things Americans often want or need most continue to rise.
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America’s corporate landscape is taking on the same distinctive K-shape as the country’s consumer market. The relentless profit and stock gains on Wall Street are bypassing Main Street, where an increasing number of small businesses are struggling. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
K-Shaped US Economy Leaves Small Businesses Playing Catch-Up
Bankruptcies and loan delinquencies among small businesses are heading higher, and layoffs are mounting.
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US job growth remained sluggish in November and the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high, pointing to a continued cooling in the labor market after a weak October. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Payrolls Rise After October Drop, Unemployment Marches Higher
US job growth remained sluggish in November and the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high, pointing to a continued cooling in the labor market after a weak October.
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President Donald Trump is heading into the 2026 election year vowing to pull out all the stops to promote artificial intelligence — just as American voters are starting to voice some doubts. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Is Powering Trump’s Economy, But American Voters Are Getting Worried
President Donald Trump is heading into the 2026 election year vowing to pull out all the stops to promote artificial intelligence — just as American voters are starting to voice some doubts.
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Years of rising prices have pushed up the cost of living in the US, souring consumer sentiment and thrusting “affordability” to the forefront of the political conversation. How do you feel about your finances right now? Share your story with Bloomberg News: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The US Has an Affordability Problem — Are You Feeling the Pinch?
Across the US, affordability concerns are intensifying and infusing the political conversation. Bloomberg reporters want to hear your story.
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President Donald Trump has been back in office long enough for Americans to expect at least glimmers of the economic golden age he promised. Instead, warning signals are flashing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s Trump’s Economy Now and Americans Don’t Seem to Love It
President Donald Trump has been back in office long enough for Americans to expect at least glimmers of the economic golden age he promised. Instead, warning signals are flashing.
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A delayed snapshot of inflation in September came in softer than expected, potentially offering a path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates beyond next week’s meeting. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US CPI Rises Less Than Expected, Keeping Fed on Track to Cut
A delayed snapshot of inflation in September came in softer than expected, potentially offering a path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates beyond next week’s meeting.
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Credit-card data and other private-sector alternatives to the official US retail sales report -- which wasn't released on Thursday because of the federal government shutdown -- largely suggest consumer demand moderated last month. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Credit-Card Data Show Softer US Retail Sales as Shutdown Delays Report
Credit-card data and other private-sector alternatives to the official US retail sales report largely suggest consumer demand moderated last month after a vigorous stretch of spending this summer.
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The Trump administration is counting on economic growth from deregulation kicking in by now as part of a three-prong economic plan with tax cuts and tariffs. But few economists have altered their projections for US gross domestic product from deregulation. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s ‘Unheralded’ Deregulation Agenda Divides Economists
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said sweeping away the extensive regulatory burdens hampering domestic manufacturing is an “unheralded” part of Donald Trump’s agenda that would start paying di...
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Trump’s Tariff Experiment Is Making Americans Queasy Over Prices
Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement set off the most volatile stretch of his second term, with financial markets descending into chaos, China unleashing retaliatory measures and the US...
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