Mark Niquette
@mniquette.bsky.social
National economics reporter for Bloomberg News. All views expressed are my own.
Years of rising prices have pushed up the cost of living in the US, souring consumer sentiment and thrusting “affordability” to the forefront of the political conversation. How do you feel about your finances right now? Share your story with Bloomberg News:
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The US Has an Affordability Problem — Are You Feeling the Pinch?
Across the US, affordability concerns are intensifying and infusing the political conversation. Bloomberg reporters want to hear your story.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Years of rising prices have pushed up the cost of living in the US, souring consumer sentiment and thrusting “affordability” to the forefront of the political conversation. How do you feel about your finances right now? Share your story with Bloomberg News:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
President Donald Trump has been back in office long enough for Americans to expect at least glimmers of the economic golden age he promised. Instead, warning signals are flashing.
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It’s Trump’s Economy Now and Americans Don’t Seem to Love It
President Donald Trump has been back in office long enough for Americans to expect at least glimmers of the economic golden age he promised. Instead, warning signals are flashing.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
President Donald Trump has been back in office long enough for Americans to expect at least glimmers of the economic golden age he promised. Instead, warning signals are flashing.
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A delayed snapshot of inflation in September came in softer than expected, potentially offering a path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates beyond next week’s meeting.
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US CPI Rises Less Than Expected, Keeping Fed on Track to Cut
A delayed snapshot of inflation in September came in softer than expected, potentially offering a path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates beyond next week’s meeting.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A delayed snapshot of inflation in September came in softer than expected, potentially offering a path for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates beyond next week’s meeting.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Credit-card data and other private-sector alternatives to the official US retail sales report -- which wasn't released on Thursday because of the federal government shutdown -- largely suggest consumer demand moderated last month.
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Credit-Card Data Show Softer US Retail Sales as Shutdown Delays Report
Credit-card data and other private-sector alternatives to the official US retail sales report largely suggest consumer demand moderated last month after a vigorous stretch of spending this summer.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Credit-card data and other private-sector alternatives to the official US retail sales report -- which wasn't released on Thursday because of the federal government shutdown -- largely suggest consumer demand moderated last month.
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The Trump administration is counting on economic growth from deregulation kicking in by now as part of a three-prong economic plan with tax cuts and tariffs. But few economists have altered their projections for US gross domestic product from deregulation.
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Trump’s ‘Unheralded’ Deregulation Agenda Divides Economists
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said sweeping away the extensive regulatory burdens hampering domestic manufacturing is an “unheralded” part of Donald Trump’s agenda that would start paying di...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Trump administration is counting on economic growth from deregulation kicking in by now as part of a three-prong economic plan with tax cuts and tariffs. But few economists have altered their projections for US gross domestic product from deregulation.
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