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  1. US treasury to buy back $6bn in government debt to alleviate bond market
    By Lauren Aratani

    Scott Bessent made announcement on Wednesday as bond yields rose to highest point since 2008 financial crisis

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #USeconomy #Bonds #Inflation #USinterestrates #Trumpadministration #Economics #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #LaurenAratani

  2. “The flip side of this #Canadian specialization is that while the #U.S.economy is roughly a dozen times larger than Canada’s, #Canada supplies a surprisingly large share of many crucial goods.” #CanadaSky #tradewar paulkrugman.substack.com/p/adding-inj...

  3. Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns
    By Michael Sainato

    AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Business #Technology #Retailindustry #USnews #Worldnews #USeconomy #Economics #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  4. Democrats need to win. Here’s the message our research says works
    By Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg

    Candidates must focus on two issues: affordability and accountability. They are not competing priorities

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #USmidtermelections2026 #USnews #USpolitics #Democrats #USeconomy #TheGuardian #EzraLevin #LeahGreenberg

  5. Democrats need to win. Here’s the message our research says works
    By Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg

    Candidates must focus on two issues: affordability and accountability. They are not competing priorities

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #USmidtermelections2026 #USnews #USpolitics #Democrats #USeconomy #TheGuardian #EzraLevin #LeahGreenberg

  6. Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump

  7. Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump

  8. Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump

  9. Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump

  10. Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20 #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump

  11. ‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
    By Steven Greenhouse

    Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Trumpadministration #USeconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #StevenGreenhouse

  12. ‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
    By Steven Greenhouse

    Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Trumpadministration #USeconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #StevenGreenhouse

  13. @energiepirat @beandev @2ndStar

    #USeconomy #Staatsverschuldung

    (5/n)

    ...Artikel argumentiert, dass das „exorbitante Privileg“ des Dollars „möglicherweise ins Wanken gerät“, was sich in dem fallenden #Dollarkurs trotz steigender Renditen widerspiegelt – eine besorgniserregende Entwicklung, wie sie seit der britischen #Anleihemarktkrise von 2022 nicht mehr zu beobachten war
    #Brooks betont,...

  14. @energiepirat @beandev @2ndStar

    #USeconomy #Staatsverschuldung

    (4/n)

    ...ausgedrückt:
    Die #US-Staatsverschuldung ist eine tickende Zeitbombe. Wäre der #USD keine Reservewährung, wäre dies Verschuldungsquote schon lange nicht mehr haltbar.

    "Der Anteil des Dollars an den weltweiten Devisenreserven sank von 72 % im Jahr 2001 auf 58 % im Jahr 2024 und kehrte damit in etwa auf das Niveau von 1995 zurück...."

    federalreserve.gov/econres/not

    "... Der...

  15. @energiepirat @beandev @2ndStar

    #USeconomy #Staatsverschuldung

    (3/n)

    ...dass die kumulativen Auswirkungen bis Ende 2026 zu einem Rückgang des realen BIP um etwa 11 Milliarden Dollar führen würden. Wessel bringt die durch den Shutdown verursachten Funktionsstörungen mit der größeren Haushaltskrise in Verbindung und betont, wie wiederholte Shutdowns und politische Dysfunktionalität das Vertrauen der Öffentlichkeit in die Funktionsfähigkeit der #US-Regierung untergraben."

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  16. @energiepirat @beandev @2ndStar

    #USeconomy #Staatsverschuldung

    (2/n)

    "Der Artikel befasst sich beispielhaft mit dem 43 Tage andauernden US-Regierungsstillstand von 2025 – einem der längsten in der Geschichte der #USA. Der Artikel beschreibt detailliert, wie die für die Bugeterstellung des Kongresses Verantwortliche Abteilung #CBO schätzte, dass ein sechswöchiger #GovernmentShutdown das BIP-Wachstum im vierten Quartal um 1,5 Prozentpunkte verringern würde, weist jedoch darauf hin,...