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Recent economic media
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Joe Brusuelas and the RSM economics team are frequently asked to speak with reporters or provide commentary on the outlook for the middle market economy, including how proposed or recently enacted policy changes will affect middle market businesses.
Read some of the team's recent media conversations below. See our full media archives for more.
Reuters, US retail sales post biggest drop in nearly two years amid winter freeze, Lucia Mutikani, 02/14/2025
Also picked up in StreetInsiderLinkedIn News, Retail sales hit by fires, weather, Cate Chapman, 02/14/2025
Yahoo! Finance, Retail sales see biggest drop in a year to start 2025, Josh Schafer, 02/14/2025
Benzinga, Economists Breathe Sigh Of Relief: Why Producer Inflation Isn't As Bad As It Seems, Piero Cingari, 02/13/2025
Associated Press, The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump’s major economic challenge, Josh Boak and Christopher Rugaber, 02/12/2025
Also picked up in ABC News, The Hill and Yahoo! Finance, among othersBenzinga, Inflation Rises In January, Housing Costs Up, Adding To Consumers' 2025 Concerns, Chris Katje, 02/12/2025
Voice of America, Trump pushes for lower interest rates alongside reciprocal tariffs, Patsy Widakuswara, 02/12/2025
NBC News, Trump wants interest rate cuts. The market isn't buying it., Rob Wile and Brian Cheung, 02/12/2025
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo! Autos and Yahoo! FinanceThe Washington Post, Inflation rose in January as prices for groceries and housing picked up, Andrew Ackerman, 02/12/2025
LinkedIn News, Inflation hotter than expected, Cate Chapman, 02/12/2025
Benzinga, Traders Rethink Interest-Rate Path As Inflation Concerns Resume: 'Fed's Rate-Cutting Cycle Is Over,' Economist Says, Piero Cingari, 02/10/2025
Yahoo! Finance Morning Brief, Why there is 'nothing not to like' about newest jobs report, Seana Smith and Brad Smith, 02/07/2025
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance SingaporeSchwab Network, January Jobs Report is ‘What You Want to See’, 02/07/2025
MarketWatch, Consumer sentiment drops sharply in February as inflation worries soar, Greg Robb, 02/07/2025
LinkedIn News, US added just 143K jobs in Jan., Cate Chapman, 02/07/2025
CNBC, The big January jobs report comes out Friday. Here’s what to expect, Jeff Cox, 02/06/2025
Citeline, Could A Wider Trade War Be Brewing? Beijing Retaliates With Own Tariffs While AdvaMed Asks Administration For Exemption, Brian Bossetta, 02/04/2025
Associated Press, Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China, Josh Boak, Fabiola Sánchez, Rob Gillies, 02/03/2025
Los Angeles Times, Mexico reaches deal with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month, Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell, 02/03/2025
LinkedIn News, Tariffs alarm business leaders, Kara Reinhardt, 02/03/2025
U.S. News & World Report, Trump’s Trade War Rattles Market as Key Reports on Jobs Also on Tap, Tim Smart, 02/03/2025
CNBC, Tariffs could make Super Bowl staples more expensive, economist warns, Pia Singh, 02/02/2025
CNN Business, Trump’s tariffs are a $1.4 trillion gamble with the economy and prices, Matt Egan, 02/02/2025
Yahoo! Finance, This week in Trumponomics: Bidenflation is now Trumpflation, Rick Newman, 02/02/2025
Los Angeles Times, Mexico and Canada order retaliatory tariffs on U.S. after Trump starts trade war, Kate Linthicum and Don Lee, 02/01/2025
Telegraph Herald, Despite uncertainty, Dubuque speaker calls for cautious economic optimism in 2025, Grace Nieland, 01/31/2025
The Fiscal Times, US Economy Grows at a Solid 2.8% Pace in 2024, Michael Rainey, 01/30/2025
Seeking Alpha, U.S. GDP growth cools to 2.3% in Q4, weaker than expected, Liz Kiesche, 01/30/2025
Seeking Alpha, Wall Street Lunch: GDP Falls Short Of Consensus, 01/30/2025
LinkedIn News, Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts, Cate Chapman, 01/30/2025
LinkedIn News, Economic growth dips at year-end, Cate Chapman, 01/30/2025
The Washington Post, U.S. economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent in late 2024, Abha Bhattarai, 01/30/2025
Benzinga, Trump Slams Fed's 'Terrible Job' On Bank Regulation After Rate Hold, Vows To 'Unleash Lending For All American People', Kaustubh Bagalkote, 01/29/2025
The Washington Post, The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, Andrew Ackerman, 01/29/2025
Benzinga, First Interest Rate Cut May Not Come Until June 'If At All,' Economist Warns As Fed Holds Steady, Erica Kollmann, 01/29/2025
Semafor, US Fed keeps interest rates steady in first rate decision under Trump, Diego Mendoza, 01/29/2025
NBC News, Trump slams Fed after decision to hold interest rates steady, J.J. McCorvey and Steve Kopack, 01/29/2025
Reuters, Bank lending prospects among key inputs for policymakers at Fed meeting, Michael S. Derby, 01/28/2025
LinkedIn News, Jobs weigh on consumer confidence, Rob Sacks, 01/28/2025
The Washington Post, Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week, Luis Melgar and Rachel Lerman, 01/27/2025
Yahoo! Finance, The lessons for Canada, Mexico, and China from Trump's 10-hour trade war against Colombia, Ben Werschkul, 01/27/2025
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo! Finance Canada and Yahoo! Finance UK, among othersThe Washington Post, The housing market hasn’t been this slow in almost 30 years, Aaron Gregg, 01/24/2025
Also picked up in MSNAssociated Press, Trump says he will ‘demand’ that interest rates come down, but it won’t be that simple, Christopher Rugaber, 01/23/2025
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance, among othersFortune, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says to ‘get over it’ on Trump’s tariff proposals, Stuart Dyos, 01/23/2025
Also picked up in Yahoo! FinanceThe Fiscal Times, Trump’s Budget Director Gets Grilled Again, Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey, 01/22/2025
The Wall Street Journal, Trump’s Return Nudges Economists’ Inflation Outlook Higher, Paul Kiernan and Anthony DeBarros, 01/19/2025
CNN Business, With tariffs and trade in the spotlight, what Trump means when he says America is ‘losing’ billions to Canada, others, Alicia Wallace, 01/16/2025
LinkedIn News, Holiday sales bumped up in last month, Cate Chapman, 01/16/2025
CNN Business, Wall Street soars on record bank profits and cooling inflation, John Towfighi, 01/15/2025
Reuters, US consumer prices post largest gain in nine months; underlying inflation slowing, Lucia Mutikani, 01/15/2025
Benzinga, Interest Rate Cuts 'On Hold... If There Are Any At All In 2025' After December's Sticky Consumer Inflation Report: Economists, Erica Kollmann, 01/15/2025
The Washington Post, Inflation heated up in December, as prices continue to weigh on Americans, Andrew Ackerman, 01/15/2025
The New York Times, U.S. Job Growth Ends the Year Strong, Lydia DePillis, 01/10/2025
Associated Press, Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade, Paul Wiseman, 01/10/2025
Also picked up in The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report and Yahoo! Finance, among othersSchwab Network, ‘American Exceptionalism’ in 2025 Economics, 01/10/2025
Benzinga, December Jobs Report A 'Wake-Up Call For Anyone Betting On Rate Cuts,' Analyst Says, Surbhi Jain, 01/10/2025
Benzinga, US May Add Fewer Jobs In December With An Unchanged Unemployment Rate, Predict Economists, Rishabh Mishra, 01/10/2025
CNBC Europe, U.S. economy is pulling away from the rest of the world in terms of growth, productivity: economist, 01/10/2025
LinkedIn News, Hiring surged in December, Riva Gold, 01/10/2025
The Fiscal Times, Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market, Michael Rainey, 01/10/2025
Also picked up in Yahoo! FinanceMarketplace, Gas prices are often excluded from inflation calculations, but they do make a difference, Mitchell Hartman, 01/08/2025
Middle Market GrowthTV, The 2025 Economic Outlook with RSM’s Tuan Nguyen, 01/03/2025
LinkedIn News, Jobless claims hit 8-month low, Rob Sacks, 1/02/2025
