We are now 348 days away from the midterms and President Trump has officially signed the bill to release the Epstein files. Trump announced the news on Truth Social just a few hours ago with a bill now signed into law. The Epstein issue has been kicked into the hands of the Justice Department. The law gives the DOJ 30 days to release the files. During a press conference today, Attorney General Pam Bondi said only that the DOJ will quote follow the law. She also appeared to tease quote new and additional inf ...

Americans have continued spending, despite saying they feel awful about the economy. Walmart's latest quarterly numbers will likely offer more insights about how consumers are doing. https://t.co/rBGqmR6GlI ...

Earlier this week, >> it's a vin diagram. >> We had Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen on the show shortly after you did your charts on the affordability crisis. And um let's just say he took exception with your numbers.He brought you up a few times. >> He did. He did.But but I would tell you it's interesting. Uh you agreed with him oh on AI though you disagreed with him on wages in the second term uh of the Trump administration. tell us where you agreed and where you disagreed with uh the Treasury Secretary.> ...

So, while Epstein has haunted Trump all week, we are still just 10 days out from an election where voters, including some former Trump voters, went Democratic over prices in the economy. Today, Trump is actually responding with action, which is pretty interesting given how much rhetoric goes on in this administration. But he is tweaking tariffs on coffee, tea, oranges, these kind of everyday items, trying to at least bring food prices down, which is something people of course notice every week.The Times rep ...

So, how do you think the tariffs on the imported pasta are going to change things for your customers here. >> Well, obviously will come with an increase on pricing. Uh, especially for people like us that we don't like to compromise on the quality of the products.>> Are you concerned at all for your business. >> Of course. Of course.You know, time for restaurants is very difficult these days with all the cost increases from energy to rent to labor. Especially here in New York there is a lot of prediction for ...

Uh Drew, uh obviously the market under some pressure here in part because of this switch back in the AI names, but uh the Fed is part of the story. I guess we at some point we're pretty sure Fed was going to be easing into a decent economy. How do you see that equation.>> Well, I think the Fed's talking about not easing into a faltering economy because I think, you know, the data that's come out that the housing data is just yet another kind of thing that doesn't make sense that the economy is as strong as ...

Economic Indicators & Sentiment - Youth unemployment rate is at 92% [2] - Consumer sentiment is at its lowest recorded level [2] - Average home buyer age is 59, and first-time buyers average 40 [3] - Presidential approval ratings on the economy are worse than in Trump 10% [3] - 62% disapprove of the handling of the economy [4] Wage Trends & Job Market - During Trump 10%, people at the bottom did relatively better in percentage terms due to a hot economy and low unemployment (below 4%) [5][6] - Currently, the job market is weak with minimal job growth [6] - Wage growth for people at the bottom is slower than for those at the top [6] Affordability Crisis - Home affordability is severely declining [3] Policy Impact - The speaker disagrees with the Treasury Secretary's selective interpretation of data [2][4] - The speaker attributes the wage gains during late Trump 10 to running the economy hot, not necessarily Trump's policies [5] - The current economic situation is described as the opposite of Trump 10 [6]

From @WSJopinion: The Fed is guiding the economy away from the private sector and toward the government. The central bank claims this makes the financial system safer, but in reality it’s making the system more dependent on itself, writes @DavidRMalpass. https://t.co/ikKepfywe2 ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s approval rating has fallen slightly from the beginning of the year, amid growing unease about the economy in Southeast Asia’s most populous nation https://t.co/dUWK0hEqSb ...

So, uh, I don't want to hear about the affordability because right now we're much less. >> Okay. So, like I'm for real here, Steve, and I know we touched on it before.I don't want to hear about affordability. That's the whole ball game. Like the truth is whether you're the most economically vulnerable person in America or honestly the richest person in America, what do they vote on.What do we all vote on. Our pocketbook. And if it was economic despair that really helped Trump, what is your take on the curre ...