President Donald Trump is getting his way with the world economy. Trading partners from the European Union to Japan to Vietnam appear to be acceding to the president’s demands to accept higher costs — in the form of high tariffs — for the privilege of selling their wares to the United States.

One final thought: In politics, you only have to do better than your competition. While The WSJ’s poll had Trump’s approval rating underwater, it also found that congressional Republicans hold sizable leads over Democrats on both the economy and inflation.

Jim Cramer's on-air profanity during "Squawk on The Street" came while discussing Trump's new EU trade deal that includes a 15 percent tariff on most European goods imported to the U.S.

The International Monetary Fund is upgrading the economic outlook for the world this year because President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies have so far proven less damaging than expected

Opening Bid Unfiltered is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. Midway through 2025, the economy finds itself in a fascinating position. Despite considerable Trump tariff uncertainty and sticky inflation,

President Donald Trump has thanked comedian Bill Maher after he admitted being wrong about the president’s tariff plan potentially tanking the U.S. economy. On Monday’s episode of his Club Random podcast,

Inflation has fallen sharply and as a result Fed officials have signaled they will cut rates by as much as a half-percentage point this year. Yet it has picked up a bit in the last two months and many of those policymakers, including Powell, still want to make sure that tariffs aren’t going to lift inflation much higher before they make a move.