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Economy
Trump’s Tariff Freeze: What Could Have Happened if They Stayed in Place?
April 10, 2025

Hate to say you read it here first, but here’s a prescient quote left on the cutting room floor from PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster’s interview with QED Investors partner Amias Gerety just two days ago: “Because this is a self-inflicted economic wound, we get an...

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Goldman Sachs Withdraws Recession Prediction After Trump Pauses Tariffs
April 09, 2025

Goldman Sachs Group economists reportedly issued a note predicting a recession due to new U.S. tariffs and then retracted that forecast a little over an hour later after President Donald Trump paused the reciprocal tariffs. This happened Wednesday (April 9) and reflected the challenges analysts...

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European Union Votes to Impose Tariffs on US Goods
April 09, 2025

The European Commission said Wednesday (April 9) that the European Union will start collecting tariffs on U.S. goods, starting Tuesday (April 15). EU member states voted Wednesday in favor of this move, which the Commission proposed as a countermeasure against tariffs the U.S. imposed on...

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Jamie Dimon: Recession a ‘Likely Outcome’ of US Tariffs
April 09, 2025

The CEO of America’s biggest bank says the country’s tariffs will likely trigger a recession. In an interview Wednesday (April 9) with Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” show, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called on the White House to make headway on negotiations with trading...

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Tariffs Pave Rocky Road for Canadian Car Industry
April 09, 2025

Thousands of Canadian autoworkers have been furloughed amid new tariffs in the country. Now, Canada’s largest private-sector union is warning these temporary layoffs could be the beginning of larger troubles for the sector, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 9). “The industry will not be able to...

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Bank Bosses Reportedly Out of the Loop on Trump’s Tariffs
April 09, 2025

The heads of America’s biggest banks are reportedly disconnected from the White House’s tariff efforts. To illustrate this fact, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday (April 9) shared the story of a recent meeting in Washington D.C. attended by the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Wells...

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Business Leaders Voice Concerns About Tariffs
April 08, 2025

Some business leaders are reportedly voicing concerns about tariffs after seeing the impact the policy has had on the stock market. They are doing so publicly after initially working through trade groups or in meetings with Trump administration officials, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported...

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Banks and FinTechs Navigate Market Mayhem Amid Escalating Tariff Fears
April 08, 2025

As the economy continues to reel from President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, speculation about their impact on the banking and FinTech sectors has reached a fever pitch. The once-promising but cautious outlook for the U.S. economy is now being derailed by growing recession fears, casting...

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Exclusive: Lights Flash Red for 1 in 5 US Small Businesses as Tariff Economy Sets...
April 08, 2025

When the economic winds start to howl, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) turn up their collars. As the Trump administration’s global tariffs send shock waves through stock markets and prompt fears of a recession, businesses across America may be in store for particularly acute pain....