The stock market-economy ‘disconnect’ that’s baffling economists
MSNBC·2025-08-16 21:17
A new concern following a week of mixed inflation reports. Economists are warning President Trump's new immigration policies will contribute to the rising prices of goods due to a dwindling labor force. It comes as companies struggle to absorb the full weight of the president's tariffs.And joining me now is Courtney Brown, an economics reporter at Axios, focusing on the global economy. Welcome, my friend. So Courtney, you're right.Job market gloom hasn't been this bad since the Great Recession. And while th ...