{"id":1051876,"date":"2025-03-06T14:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051876"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:30:13","slug":"trumps-unpopular-and-unpredictable-agenda-sparks-panic-among-businesses-and-consumers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-unpopular-and-unpredictable-agenda-sparks-panic-among-businesses-and-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Unpopular and Unpredictable Agenda Sparks Panic Among Businesses and Consumers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Point:<\/strong> \u201cPrivate sector hiring cratered last month as more businesses cited [Trump\u2019s] unpredictable policies as impediments to growth, according to one widely watched survey released Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/06\/trump-trade-economic-growth-threat-00214748\"><strong>Politico<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Trump\u2019s lightning policy shifts risk stifling \u2018animal spirits\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Sam Sutton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to impose punishing tariffs on the U.S.\u2019s biggest trading partners is clouding the economic outlook as businesses consider pausing future hiring and investment.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump\u2019s whipsaw approach to trade policy<\/strong> \u2014 which has included sweeping proclamations about universal tariffs followed by delays, exemptions and reversals \u2014<strong> has undercut businesses\u2019 ability to plan ahead during the early days of his administration.<\/strong> And while he has sworn to pursue an agenda that would empower private businesses, <strong>the uncertainty generated by his myriad tariff announcements could jeopardize investment that will help the economy expand.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private sector hiring cratered last month as more businesses cited unpredictable policies as impediments to growth, according to one widely watched survey released Wednesday. Wall Street banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are ratcheting up the likelihood of the U.S. falling into a recession within the next 12 months.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Both [consumer and corporate optimism] have faded in recent weeks as markets began to contend with the possible consequences of Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump has also acknowledged that tariffs will cause some economic disruption.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday said tariff-related uncertainty <strong>could cause prices to rise and weigh on investment activity in the months ahead.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Point: \u201cPrivate sector hiring cratered last month as more businesses cited [Trump\u2019s] unpredictable policies as impediments to growth, according to one widely watched survey released Wednesday.\u201d Politico: Trump\u2019s lightning policy shifts risk stifling \u2018animal spirits\u2019 By Sam Sutton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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