The White House continues to insist the economy is strong but advisers are looking at a potential payroll tax reduction if things worsen. Source: NYT > Business – Maggie Haberman, Jim Tankersley and Annie Karni
To Graduate, File a Fafsa, More High School Seniors Are Told
More states are requiring it, and students who complete the form are more likely to attend college — especial low-income pupils, says a group that promotes college education. Source: NYT > Business – Ann Carrns
As Mortgage-Interest Deduction Vanishes, Housing Market Offers a Shrug
President Trump’s tax cuts encouraged homeowners to stop deducting mortgage interest on their taxes, and there is no sign the change has brought down home prices. Source: NYT > Business – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman
Trump Says U.S. Will Hit China With More Tariffs
The additional 10 percent tariff on about $300 billion worth of goods means the United States will tax essentially all imports from China. Source: NYT > Business – Alan Rappeport
Trump Says U.S. Will Hit China With More Tariffs
The additional 10 percent tariff on about $300 billion worth of goods means the United States will tax essentially all imports from China. Source: NYT > Business – Alan Rappeport
Why Rate Cuts Don’t Help Much Anymore
Interest rates have been so low for so long that further cuts may not do a lot to stave off a slowdown, the economist Austan Goolsbee says. Source: NYT > Business – Austan Goolsbee