The Trump administration has delayed planned tariff increases on a range of imported wood-related products, a move expected to provide short-term stability for the homebuilding and renovation industries as they enter 2026.
Read MoreU.S. consumer confidence edged higher in early December as worries about near term inflation eased, though overall sentiment remains subdued amid persistent concerns about high prices and trade policy.
Read MoreThe trade deal between the United States and China, announced in November, ends the suspension of soybean imports.
Read MoreMany Indiana hardwood businesses are urging the Trump administration to provide relief from tariffs they say are damaging the U.S. hardwood industry, joined by hundreds of others across the country.
Read MoreU.S. farmers expressed cautious optimism after China pledged to buy at least 25 million metric tons of American soybeans annually for the next three years, marking a step toward rebuilding trade ties strained since the U.S.-China trade war began.
Read MoreBrazilian farmers are ramping up soybean production as China shifts away from American suppliers amid renewed trade tensions.
Read MorePrices and inflation continued to grow in September as the cost of rent and some other services shrank, adding to an unclear financial outlook as the United States enters the holiday shopping season.
Read MoreAs the federal government shutdown goes on, with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened.Â
Read MoreSwitzerland-based Nestlé announced Thursday, Oct. 16 that it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years as part of a sweeping cost-reduction plan aimed at restoring the company’s financials.
Read MorePeople on both sides of a legal challenge to Pres. Donald Trump’s tariff authority warn that survival is on the line in the high-profile case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read MoreFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, Oct. 14 that a sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, suggesting the central bank is likely to cut interest rates twice more this year.
Read MoreRetailers are cutting back or putting off seasonal hiring plans as economic uncertainty, rising tariffs and the ongoing government shutdown cloud the outlook for holiday shopping.
Read MoreU.S. consumers will end up paying the bulk of the cost for Pres. Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a report from Goldman Sachs.
Read MoreU.S. consumer confidence slipped in September to its lowest level since April as inflation concerns and signs of a weakening job market weighed on Americans’ outlook.
Read MoreIndiana farm leaders are looking to Taiwan as a new source of stability amid ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions.
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, Sept. 17, its first reduction since December, as policymakers shifted focus from inflation to a weakening job market.
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