Tag: consumer prices

  • Tariff Bite

    Minneapolis Fed researchers say the long-delayed pass-through of tariffs to consumer prices “has arrived,” adding up to 0.4 points to core inflation as the FOMC prepares to meet MINNEAPOLIS, September 10, 2026 The tariff bill is finally landing on American receipts. After more than a year in which economists puzzled over why sweeping import duties…

  • What the Third U.S. Investigation of Vietnam Means for the Price of Your Sofa, Your Sneakers, and Your Next Phone

    What the Third U.S. Investigation of Vietnam Means for the Price of Your Sofa, Your Sneakers, and Your Next Phone

    In late May 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative quietly published a notice that, on its surface, looked like the kind of bureaucratic paperwork most people scroll past without a second thought. The headline that followed in the business press was blunt: “U.S. Hits Vietnam With Third Probe as Trade Pressure Grows.”…