Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed Isn’t Buying the Media’s Tariff Panic
The Federal Reserve’s latest projections show that tariffs are not the primary driver of higher inflation forecasts.
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Trump Says Fed Should Cut Rates as Tariff Hikes Approach
President Donald Trump is demanding the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, escalating a high-stakes clash between the White House and the central bank as his administration prepares to unleash a new wave of tariffs.
Nolte — NYT: Egg Prices Down Nearly 50%, But-But-But Trump
The far-left New York Times cannot even report on the tremendous news egg prices have dropped by nearly half since last month without reporting it as bad news — you know, because Orange Man Bad.
Breitbart Business Digest Exclusive: Peter Navarro Explains Trump’s ‘3D War on Inflation’
In an exclusive interview with “The Alex Marlow Show” podcast, Peter Navarro explained how the Trump administration plans to decisively defeat inflation and why the media is getting it all wrong.
Fed Holds Rates Steady as Inflation Stays Stubborn, Growth Slows
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, holding steady at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent for a second consecutive meeting.
Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Producer Economy Is Winning the Fight Against Inflation
The U.S. economy is no longer running on government stimulus and consumption-driven policies. It is being powered by a return to production, and that is the defining economic shift of 2025.
Exclusive- Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent: ‘All Hands on Deck’ from ‘All Areas of Government’ in Trump Admin to ‘Bring Down Inflation,’ ‘Help Affordability’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Breitbart News exclusively on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s administration is employing an “all hands on deck” whole-of-government approach to undoing the damage to the economy that Democrats like former President Joe Biden left behind.
Producer Inflation Stopped Cold In Trump’s First Month, Core Prices Fell
“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One,” Donald Trump said on the campaign trail last summer.
In his first full month in office, that’s exactly what happened.
CNN Poll Shows Surge in Presidential Approval on Economy Under Trump
Americans are far happier with the economic leadership of President Trump than they were under Joe Biden.
Larry Fink: Deportations Spur Wage Growth and Inflation
BlackRock founder Larry Fink is warning President Donald Trump’s MAGA policies might cause some inflation before emerging technology allows American citizens to earn higher wages without inflation.
Exclusive — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins: Vaccines ‘off the Table’ in Fight for Lower Egg Prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins told Breitbart News exclusively that President Donald Trump’s administration will be focusing its egg price reduction efforts on repopulation of chickens and on biosecurity measures, and that the administration is now ruling out any vaccines for animals against avian bird flu.
Secretary Bessent: Treasury Department Appointing ‘Affordability Czar’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he would be appointing an “affordability czar” to tackle hight prices effecting consumers.
Dem Sen. Blunt Rochester: Dems Are Fighting to Ensure Egg Prices Aren’t Rising
During an interview aired on Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) said that she wants people to recognize that Democrats are “all in this fighting to make sure that the cost of eggs [is] not skyrocketing, even though
Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inherited a Biden Economy Riddled with Hidden Weaknesses
The latest GDP report released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirms what many economists had been quietly warning: beneath the surface, the economy is weaker than it seemed.
Pritzker: ‘Prices at the Grocery Store Are Going Up Because Democracy Is Being Taken Away’
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) argued that “the prices at the grocery store are going up because democracy is being taken away.” And “The impact on you in terms of your health
Breitbart Business Digest: DOGE Dividends Won’t Be Inflationary
Some analysts argue that these “DOGE Dividends” could contribute to inflation. However, the economic impact of this policy differs significantly from the Biden-era stimulus measures that drove inflation to four decade highs.
Democrats’ Tariff Panic Sends Inflation Expectations Soaring, Consumer Sentiment Plunging
A sharp partisan divide over economic expectations and inflation.
Senate Rejects Rand Paul’s Amendment to Cut $1.5 Trillion
The Senate rejected an amendment proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have cut spending by $1.5 trillion as the chamber considered legislation to secure the border and fulfill other parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Bessent: Everything President Donald Trump Is Doing Is ‘Disinflationary’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance” that everything President Donald Trump was doing is “disinflationary.”
Inflation Leaps in Left-Wing Starmer’s Britain: Families, Food Prices Hit Hardest
New data reveals Britain’s annual inflation rate spiked more than expected last month with food prices and families suffering most. The unexpected rise adds pressure on Sir Keir Starmer’s left-wing Labour government which is also presiding over sluggish economic growth.
Manufacturing Costs Surge, Undermining Hopes That Inflation Is Cooling
The New York Fed’s survey shows a lot of inflationary pressure in the factory sector.
Moulton: Dems Are Discussing Immigration, Inflation, But Any Change ‘Substantive Enough’ for Public to See
During an interview with MSNBC on Monday, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that the Democratic Party is “having discussions about contentious issues, like what our policy should be on immigration, what we should do about inflation,” but any changes aren’t
Exclusive — Trump’s USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Lowering Egg Prices: ‘We’re On It,’ ‘Going to Do Everything We Can to Address It’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins told Breitbart News late last week that President Donald Trump and his administration are keenly focused on lowering the price of eggs in the United States and prepared to take any and all actions needed to do so.
Argentina Logs Lowest Inflation in Five Years
The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina announced that the inflation rate during January was 2.2 percent.
Bessent: Any Price Increase from Tariffs Would Be ‘Slight,’ ‘Transitory,’ May Not Happen and Inflation Will Fall Overall
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that he isn’t sure tariffs will cause prices to rise because a large amount will be absorbed by both currency and the foreign producers, “But
Bidenflation’s Legacy: Producer-Price Inflation Stayed Hot As Year Began
Americans are tired of Biden and Powell’s inflationary legacy but it is not yet done with us.
Chicago Fed Pres.: Inflation Numbers ‘Not the Result of Any Policy’ by Trump
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president Austan Goolsbee discussed the January inflation report and stated that the numbers are “not the result of any policy of the new administration. We’ve been
Breitbart Business Digest: Why Trump Is Right That Tariffs and Rate Cuts Go Hand in Hand
Heads exploded across the establishment financial press on Wednesday when President Donald Trump proclaimed that tariffs and lower rates go hand in hand.
White House: Inflation Numbers Show Biden Administration ‘Left Us with a Mess’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that January’s inflation numbers show the Biden administration left “a mess” for the Trump administration to handle.
Exclusive — Rep. Andy Barr Details Republican Plan to ‘Whip Inflation’ with Tax Cuts, DOGE, Energy Dominance
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) told Breitbart News about how enacting President Donald Trump’s economic agenda will work to “whip inflation” by cutting taxes, slashing spending with DOGE, and unleashing energy dominance.
WH Official After Inflation Surge: Trump Is Tackling ‘Lingering Damage of Biden’s Failed Economic Policies’
Former President Joe Biden was in office for most of January, which saw an increase in inflation, and a White House official told Breitbart News that President Donald Trump “is quickly undoing the lingering damage of” the Biden administration’s economic policies.
Breitbart Business Digest: A Liberal Economist Explains Why Bidenomics Was a Failure
ason Furman, a longtime Democratic economist and former Obama adviser, has issued a stunning rebuke of Bidenomics, confirming what many of us have been saying for years about the disastrous economic policies that voters rejected in 2024.
Fed Hit the Gas Before the Election—Now Powell Is Pumping the Brakes
The Fed cut rates three times under Biden, but now that Trump is in office, Powell says there’s ‘no hurry’ to cut further.
Near-Term Inflation Expectations Surge on Democrat Tariff Fears, Consumer Sentiment Drops
The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer expectations for inflation over the next 12 months surged higher in early February, indicating that American households think inflation will go much higher over the coming year. Consumers expect prices to rise 4.3
Bidenflation’s Last Gasp? December Data Shows A Jump In PCE Inflation
The latest numbers from the Commerce Department indicate that the inflationary legacy of Joe Biden is still with us.
Wasserman Schultz: Trump Hasn’t Brought Down Prices from ‘Strongest Economy’ in the World Biden Gave Him
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) stated that President Donald Trump hasn’t brought down costs after “Joe Biden handed Donald Trump the strongest economy in the entire world.” And is undoing work “to
Breitbart Business Digest: Powell Plays Nice with Trump
Jerome Powell did a fine job at his press conference Wednesday of staying out of the way of politics despite being peppered with questions from reporters practically begging him to weigh in against President Donald Trump’s policies.
Nolte: Democrats Finally Acknowledge Inflation and Already Blame Trump
After four years of gaslighting the American people that inflation was transitory or non-existent, and just days after assuming office, the Democrat Party is blaming inflation on President Donald Trump.
Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inspired Business Optimism Will Put the Fed on Hold
President Donald Trump’s signature bravado was on full display at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week as he vowed to “demand” lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve.
