Trump’s tariffs are too great a gamble for U.S. economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a long, slow climb following the Great Recession, the U.S. economy is finally thriving again. Thanks largely to tax and regulatory reform, wages and take-home pay are higher, employment has risen and the consumers who drive the economy are confident. Things are so good that at the National Retail Federation, we have increased our economic forecast for 2018, predicting retail sales will grow at least 4.5 percent over 2017 rather than the range of 3.8 percent to 4.4 percent we predicted earlier this year.- Sunday, August 26, 2018