The US job market seems to have chugged along for the first half of this year — but the risk is rising that employment growth is running out of steam.

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USD/INR corrects even as US-India trade tensions escalate

The Indian Rupee bounces back against the US Dollar despite trade tensions between the US and India escalating.

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America’s Economic Data Disaster Is Worse Than We Thought

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent ...

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How much cash is the US raising from tariffs?

The Budget Lab at Yale University estimates that, as of 28 July 2025, the average effective tariff rate imposed by the US on goods imports stood at 18.2%, the highest since 1934. That was up from 2.4% ...

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There are 4 signs the economy may be on a weaker footing than the latest data suggests

Signs of weakness are flashing in the housing market, job market, and in consumer and corporate finances, one economist says.

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