New York Times (September 16)
“The issue that still dominates the presidential contest is the economy, which is driving a lot of the discourse.” It appears that “Kamala Harris may be gaining ground on the economy” while other signs suggest a change in outlook. The most recent University of Michigan sentiment survey shows “U.S. consumers increasingly feel better about prices and other economic matters.”
Tags: Discourse, Dominates, Economy, Harris, Outlook, Presidential contest, Prices, Sentiment, Survey, U.S. consumers, University of Michigan
Wall Street Journal (August 1)
“President Trump moved Thursday to extend tariffs to essentially all Chinese imports, escalating a trade conflict that is poised to hit U.S. consumers in the pocketbook and roiling financial markets…. Wall Street was rattled by the news.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all closed lower. “Oil prices sank almost 8%, their biggest drop since February 2015.”
Tags: China, Dow Jones, Financial markets, Imports, Nasdaq, Oil, Rattled, Tariffs, Trade conflict, Trump, U.S. consumers, Wall Street
