Trumpenomics

[jon-nyc]

The numbers prolly ain’t good.

[Axtremus]

Jan. 2026 jobs report: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

[jon-nyc]

The jobs report wasn’t bad it was the revisions to previous months that he was talking about.

[kluurs]

Wonderful news - no more taxes

[jon-nyc]

Sweet. I gave them my bank account information now there’s nothing to do but wait.

[LuFins Dad]

Damnit. I really needed $21,308.

[Doctor Phibes]

US Trade Deficit Hits Record High Despite Tariffs

US goods imports continued to outpace its exports last year, sending the country's trade deficit to a new high despite sweeping tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump.

The gap between the value of goods imported into the US and American products sold to other countries widened by 2.1% compared to 2024, hitting roughly $1.2 trillion (£890bn), official figures show.

The rise emerged despite a sharp drop in trade with China, one of the earliest targets of the tariffs.

The gap runs counter to one of the White House's key aims which is to reduce the deficit, arguing that US reliance on overseas goods has hollowed out the country's production abilities and put national security at risk.

[taiwan_girl]

Quarter look at how things are going since the election. Blue numbers are tentative.

[89th]

Interesting. It will be intriguing to see (perhaps by heat map) over time how each category has trended, too. Thanks for posting these.

[jon-nyc]

[89th]