05.01.2025

Go Big Or Go Home! Weekly Jobless Claims Reminder For Congress To Extend Tax Cuts Plus Factory Expensing And No Tax On Tips, Overtime And Social Security

By Robert Romano The latest weekly jobless claims reported by the Department of Labor are a reminder for Congress to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts and then some. In perhaps another sign that the economic cycle could be turning and that we are past peak employment, initial weekly unemployment claims increased 241,000 (18,000 more than the […]

04.30.2025

After Trump’s First 100 Days, The Best Is Yet To Come On Taxes, Trade And Immigration As President Promises Biden ‘Overhang’ Will Pass

By Robert Romano “I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden ‘Overhang.’ This will take a while, […]

04.29.2025

Treasury Secretary Bessent Is Right. Congress Needs To Enact Factory And Equipment Expensing To Help Insourcing In New Trade Environment.

By Robert Romano “I wouldn’t think that we would have supply chain shocks, and I think retailers they have managed their inventory in… front of this… and they know that President Trump is committed to fair trade and have planned accordingly.” That was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House on April 29 briefing reporters on what […]

04.25.2025

President Trump And Republicans Would Have Never Won Pennsylvania, Michigan And Wisconsin Without The Trump Trade Agenda

By Robert Romano In 2016, Americans for Limited Government teamed up with the late, great Pat Caddell to test President Donald Trump’s trade agenda in a national poll performed Feb. 23, 2016 to March 3, 2016 during the heart of the Republican primary. It tested a critical […]

04.15.2025

Cartoon: No Pain, No Gain

04.14.2025

Trump Moves Phones, Computers, Chips To 20 Percent China Tariff ‘Bucket’ As National Security Investigation Into Electronics Trade Continues

By Robert Romano “These products are subject to the existing 20% Fentanyl Tariffs, and they are just moving to a different Tariff ‘bucket.’” That was President Donald Trump on Truth Social on April 13 , clarifying that technology products manufactured in China including phones, computers and chips and other semiconductors will be subjected […]

04.11.2025

As Producer And Consumer Prices Fall, Is Inflation Finally In The Rear-View Mirror?

By Robert Romano Producer prices dropped 0.4 percent in March, following consumer prices dropping 0.1 percent, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, amid continued drops in food and energy prices, particularly on the producer side, which saw 2.1 percent and 4 percent drops, respectively. These price […]

04.10.2025

Art Of The Deal As Trump Brings 75 Nations To The Table For Fair Trade Deals As China Isolated, While Congress Keeps Panicking

By Robert Romano “We saw the successful negotiating strategy that President Trump implemented a week ago today. It has brought more than 75 countries forward to negotiate. It took great courage for him to stay the course until this moment and what we have ended up with […]

04.09.2025

The Dollar Could Be Under Attack And The Fed Might Need To Get On Wartime Footing

By Robert Romano “This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always ‘late,’ but he could now change his image, and quickly.” That was President Donald Trump on Truth Social on April 4 urging Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to begin the process of […]

04.08.2025

Art Of The Deal: Trump Says ‘Great Deal’ In Works With South Korea As April 9 Approaches

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump appears to be effectively using the April 9 deadline for his country-by-country tariffs announced on April 2 with great effect in order to bring trade partners to the table, saying that a trade deal with South Korea is now “probable” in an April 8 Truth Social post . […]

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