Finance Updates – Page 55 – Finance Updates

Trump Admin Freezes Furniture Tariffs Until 2027 Amid Ongoing Trade Talks

On Dec. 31, 2025, the Trump administration de...

The 25% tariff rate remains through 2026, pus...

Officials cited ongoing trade talks, reciproc...

The move offers short-term price and planning...

EU Food & Agriculture Trade Edge Over U.S.: How Tariffs & Standards Shift the Balance

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

The EU’s agri-food exports to the U.S. are ri...

EU non-tariff rules on food standards (e.g., ...

The 2025 U.S.-EU framework’s 15% tariff on ma...

The EU-Mercosur deal adds new competitive and...

How California’s New UPF Law Shapes National Food Regulation and Lobbying Battles

Americas Policy Food Manufacturing

Americans for Ingredient Transparency (AFIT) ...

California’s AB 1264 sets a state definition ...

MAHA-aligned federal dietary guidance similar...

The industry is pushing back on broad definit...

USDA Public R&D Down 33% Since 2002: Closing the Gap for Ag Innovation

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Inflation-adjusted U.S. public agricultural R...

An April 28, 2025 ERS correction removed doub...

Private ag-input R&D rose to about 50–60% of ...

With public spending near $5.16B per year, pr...

Modest Gains in U.S. Manufacturing: Employment Up, Output Weak Amid Challenges

Americas Markets Manufacturing

U.S. manufacturing has staged a modest, uneve...

Gains are concentrated in a few subindustries...

Recent output and utilization data point to t...

Automation and capital equipment spending is ...

US Manufacturing Still Declines in June as Demand Slumps, Costs Surge

Americas Markets Manufacturing

ISM’s June 2025 Manufacturing PMI edged up to...

Production and supplier deliveries improved, ...

Input costs surged as the Prices Index jumped...

ISM’s PMI-to-GDP mapping implies about 1.9% a...

2026 CPG Outlook: Thriving Amid Price Pressure, AI, Trade Winds & Retailer Power

Global Forecast Manufacturing

Value-seeking is now a structural consumer no...

CPG companies are responding by simplifying p...

Deglobalization, trade-policy costs, and slow...

AI is becoming core infrastructure to boost p...

Inflation Holds Above Target, Treasury Yields Signal Delayed Fed Rate Cuts

Americas Markets Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

Treasury yields slipped after a cooler inflat...

December 2025 CPI held at 2.7% year over year...

Officials called the data encouraging but str...

A Justice Department probe involving Fed Chai...

2026 U.S. Stocks Outlook: Value & Small-Caps Shine Amid Macro Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Morningstar sees U.S. equities about 4% below...

Most attractive sectors are real estate (nota...

Key 2026 risks include lofty AI expectations,...

A barbell approach is favored: keep some AI/t...

Steady Inflation, Fed in Focus: Financial Stocks Face Pressure Amid Regulatory Risks

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

December CPI held steady at 2.7% year over ye...

U.S. stocks slipped, with the Dow down nearly...

Financials led declines as JPMorgan, Visa and...

JPMorgan reported a roughly 7% profit drop, w...