One of the most debated components to measure consumer inflation is Owners’ Equivalent Rent (OER), which has a 27% weight in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). OER is an imputed value of what homeowners ...

He also proposes a levy of 25%-100% on Mexican imports. LPL Chief Economist Jeffrey Roach said in a recent note to clients ...

"In general, a tax from tariffs, or any other policy, creates a deadweight loss to the economy. Businesses and consumers feel ...

Finished beef prices surged to new all-time highs during October, driven by thriving domestic and export markets. Figures ...

Earlier in the year we completed our exit from the four smaller and older 169,000 deadweight ton vessels ... of $1 million and unrealized fuel losses of $0.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 ...

That caused $20 billion of “deadweight” loss, or the cost to society that ... But the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and ...

Donald Trump won the election after making vows to impose tariffs on imported goods a major part of his campaign.

While tariffs can safeguard employment in industries facing direct competition from imports, they can simultaneously lead to job losses in sectors dependent upon imported materials or those hit by ...

Here is an uncomfortable truth: tariffs are essentially a tax on U.S. consumers. When you buy a product affected by tariffs, ...

President-elect Donald Trump has long touted tariffs on the campaign trail as part of his strategy to "put America first." In rallies and speeches, he has suggested tariffs are a way to bring ...

American companies also felt the pinch. A study by Deutsche Bank examined the effects of the tariffs on the stock market and identified a $5 trillion loss of market capitalization. Toma explains ...

The president-elect says that tariff is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” You may be hearing it a lot. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson is based in Washington and has covered trade during ...