With unemployment and inflation now low, it might seem that their relationship no longer matters. Not so fast, says the economist N. Gregory Mankiw. Source: NYT > Business – N. Gregory Mankiw
The Week in Business: The China Trade War Clobbers the Markets
Plus, where should police departments draw the line with facial recognition surveillance? Source: NYT > Business – Charlotte Cowles
In the Fed’s Rate Cut, a Focus on Everyday Workers
As part of a broader evolution, the Federal Reserve is focusing on transparency, inclusiveness and a greater responsiveness to ordinary people. Source: NYT > Business – Jeanna Smialek
The Increasingly Bizarre Interplay Between Trump’s Trade Policy and the Fed
Bullying the Federal Reserve and using its presumed reaction as a source of advantage in international negotiations. Source: NYT > Business – Neil Irwin
How Democrats Will Attack Trump on the Economy
Unemployment is low and growth is solid, but the president’s 2020 rivals are challenging the Trump economic record on several fronts. Source: NYT > Business – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman
Why the Fed Cut Rates: To Try to Fix Last Year’s Mistake
Not a recession-fighting measure per se, but a recalibration of strategy, and a recognition that the world has changed. Source: NYT > Business – Neil Irwin