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The IMF forecasts 2.4% GDP growth and falling unemployment but warns that tariff uncertainty and federal debt approaching 110% of GDP by 2031 are the biggest risks to the expansion.
The IMF's 2026 Article IV report projects 2.6% GDP growth but warns tariffs, Medicaid cuts, and food assistance reductions will materially reduce disposable incomes for the bottom third of Americans.
Trump urged Congress to pass the Stop Insider Trading Act during his State of the Union, receiving bipartisan applause and taking a direct shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
During the State of the Union, Trump announced a government-backed retirement match of up to $1,000 per year for the 57 million American workers who lack employer-sponsored 401(k) plans.
Trump's 2026 SOTU address features Trump Accounts for newborns, an AI electricity mandate, drug pricing reform, and an affordability push as the economy slows to 1.4% growth.
DOGE reduced the federal workforce by 9% in less than 10 months, the largest peacetime cut since WWII. Yet federal spending rose $376 billion. The disconnect reveals why America's deficit problem defies political intervention.
Since 1957, the S&P 500 has suffered a correction in 70% of midterm election years, with an average intra-year drawdown of 18%. Here is how to position for 2026's most predictable risk.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling invalidating IEEPA-based tariffs is the most significant constraint on presidential trade authority since 1974. What it means for markets, policy, and the balance of power.
BlackRock's Larry Fink warned that 62% of Americans have less than $150,000 saved for retirement against a $2.1 million target. Gen X, the first generation without pensions, faces the sharpest cliff.
A new Liberty Street Economics study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds that foreign export prices did not decline to offset US tariffs, meaning American businesses and consumers bore the full burden.
A new Fidelity study reveals that workers over 50 with student loan debt have retirement balances 30% smaller than their debt-free peers. With 9.5 million older Americans carrying education debt, the crisis is reshaping retirement in America.
Gold prices have surged from $2,300 to over $5,300 in just 12 months, driven by central bank buying, inflation hedging, and geopolitical uncertainty. Analysts see $6,000 by year-end.