+44(0) 1234 567 890 info@domainname.com

Thursday 20 June 2024

Biden or Trump: Who's better for the economy?

06:57

Share it Please
Paul Davidson has the answer. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

Advertisement

Read in browser
 

The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thu Jun 20 2024

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Who would be better for the economy − Biden or Trump?

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have laid out starkly contrasting blueprints for the U.S. economy as they vie for a second term in November, Paul Davidson reports.

Trump has said he would seek to extend and expand his 2017 tax cuts, severely restrict illegal immigration while deporting millions of foreign-born residents, impose tariffs on all U.S. imports, and roll back much of Biden's campaign to transition the nation to clean energy.

Biden would extend some of the Trump tax cuts − but not for wealthy individuals and corporations; establish more targeted tariffs on Chinese imports; and toughen immigration constraints, but not nearly as dramatically as Trump.

Whose platform is better for the economy? The experts speak.

Salaries will lag inflation for a while

If you found it increasingly hard to make ends meet over the past five years, it's probably only going to get worse, Medora Lee reports.

Over that span, 97% of occupational salaries have failed to keep up with inflation, said personal finance platform Moneywise, which analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Federal Housing Agency (FIFA) and Redfin.

📰 More stories you shouldn't miss 📰

CDK cyber attack hits car dealerships
You can still find homes for under $200k
Is it OK to go into debt for home repair?
How to build a million-dollar nest egg
Do those portable ACs actually work?

📰 A great read 📰

Finally, here's a popular story from earlier this year that you may have missed. Read it! Share it!

This story, in truth, is only a couple of days old. But a lot of you read it and, because of the holiday, a lot of you probably missed it.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, Donald Trump's namesake social media company, tumbled Tuesday as the stock continued a long slide that began with the former president's guilty verdict on all 34 felony counts in his criminal hush money trial, Jessica Guynn reports.

Trump Media, which trades under the vanity ticker "DJT," has tanked 39% since May 30, when a New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records.

Trump Media is proving to be a risky proposition for investors.

About The Daily Money

Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.

Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.

Composite photo of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

A look at the economic plans of Trump and Biden. Trump would raise tariffs, restrict immigration and extend tax breaks for companies and the wealthy

Advertisement

Concerns about inflation have increased in recent months, as stimulus payments from the federal government increased the ability of consumers to spend more than they had since well before the COVID-19-driven recession. This was compounded by difficulties low-paying industries had attracting workers, which made them raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers.   But just as the pandemic caused prices of some items to soar, it caused prices of   other items to plunge. The price of "food at employee sites and schools" fell the most, most likely because many people are now working from home and schools are not at full capacity yet. On the flip side,    the price of this household item is soaring   .    Consumer spending is not the only reason inflation fear has been rekindled for the first time since before The Great Recession. Fuel prices have risen over the course of the year, with a sharp increase in the price of oil. Housing prices have risen at an unprecedented pace, to some extent because of low mortgage rates.    Can the government use traditional measures to keep down the prices of many items that make up the   consumer price index, even after their recent increase? The Federal Reserve has set interest rates relatively low since the Great Recession to help stimulate the economy. But with the recent COVID-19 recession and inflation creeping up, the Fed may be running out of ways to influence rising prices. If the Fed raises rates to combat inflation, for example, it could put a damper on the already pandemic-stricken economy.    Once a month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the consumer price index, the most carefully followed set of data about monthly prices movement. The numbers are broken into dozens of individual categories. The most recent   release was for August  . Figures are   compared to the immediately previous month and to the same month a year ago.    In August, the CPI for Urban Consumers rose by 5.3% from the same month last year. The price   of some items rose by double digits. Among them "beef and veal" rose 12.2%, fuel oil rose 28.6%, women's clothing jumped 11.9%, and used car prices rose 31.9%. The price of education has also been increasing, and not just during the pandemic. This is    the cost of college the year you were born   .    Even as inflation has become a part of the economic landscape this year, the prices of some items fell in August, and several fell very sharply. A review of the list indicates that price decreases have been   partially due to the pandemic.     Food at employee sites and schools fell 42.5%. This may be due to a drop in students' attendance because of the virus and summer vacation. Food prices at employee sites were likely affected because of the working-from-home mandate in most companies. The price of telephone hardware and calculators, both often used in offices, dropped 15%. The price of sewing machines and fabric fell 10.8%.
 

Salaries will continue to lag inflation for a while, report says

Americans' salaries aren't likely to catch up to inflation any time soon, research shows. Most workers will see their buying power erode further.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump joins community leaders for a roundtable discussion at the 180 Church on June 15 in Detroit, Michigan.
 

DJT stock down 39%: Why Trump Media keeps falling

Shares of Trump Media – Trump's namesake social media company – tumbled again Tuesday, continuing its long slide after his hush money guilty verdict.

Worker performing home repairs.
 

Going into debt for home repair? 'Hidden costs' are rising

You borrowed money when you bought your home. Now you're borrowing more money to fix it up. Is that a good idea?

In an aerial view, cars sit on the lot at the Howdy Honda dealership on March 18, 2024 in Austin, Texas
 

CDK cyber attack hits car dealerships across the US

A leading software provider to U.S. car dealerships has shut down most of its systems "out of an abundance of caution" after a cyber attack.

A couple is seated and smiling, looking at a phone.
 

Want to build a million-dollar retirement fund? Here's where to invest

I actually have two favorites -- see which one is likely to become your favorite as well.

A for sale sign in front of house on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
 

You can still buy a home under $200k: These cities have the most listed

The average US home is valued nearly 50% higher than four years ago, according to Realtor.com, but you can still buy under $200,000 in these markets.

The Incredicoaster and Pixar Pal-A-Round seen at Disney California Adventure Park on Sept. 6, 2023.
 

Disney 'Dream Key' passholders to get a cut of $9.5 million in settlement

There's still a chance to see if you qualify for a cut of a $9.5 million lawsuit settlement paid out to Disney's Dream Key Passholders.

A handout photo of the Endeavor building at Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
 

Nvidia tops Microsoft and Apple as world's most valuable company

The surge in Nvidia's market value has been driven by demand for its chips. Shares are up more than 170% this year.

A group of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft sit on the tarmac at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. The United States announced it would follow countries around the world and grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following the crash of an Ethiopia Airlines 737 Max 8.
 

$53 tickets for Southwest Airlines' 53rd birthday

Southwest Airlines $53 one-way tickets are only available on select days and routes but include flights to some international destinations.

Advertisement

 

Sign up for the news you want

Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you.

SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS 

Newsletters   |    eNewspaper   |   Crosswords

Follow Us

Problem viewing email? View in browser

0 comments:

Post a Comment