Economy News
Wages vs prices: the real cost-of-living math
The squeeze is simple arithmetic: pay rises at one speed, rent and groceries rise at another.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 8, 2026
Economy News
Economic data as it is published: inflation prints, payroll and unemployment figures, purchasing managers indexes, industrial production, trade balances and central bank decisions. Items give the consensus expectation, the actual figure and the revision history, then note which sectors the surprise reaches first. For anyone reading releases on the day.
Economy News
What a recession is, and who declares one
The word gets thrown around constantly. The official call comes from a private research group, months late.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 20, 2026
Economy News
Small packages lose their tariff exemption
A rule that let low-value imports skip duties for a century is gone, and postal carriers are still adjusting to the paperwork.
Priya Vaithilingam · August 15, 2026
Economy
How a product gets added to steel tariffs
Priya Vaithilingam · August 13, 2026
Economy News
Steel tariffs sit at 50 percent a year on
Section 232 steel and aluminum duties doubled to 50 percent in June 2025 and still cover imports that fed auto plants, appliances, and construction.
Priya Vaithilingam · August 10, 2026