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EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 12 MIN

U.S. Economic Slowdown and New Tariff Tensions

from Simply Economics · host Simply News from Qurrent

In today's episode, we delve into the Congressional Budget Office's alarming projections of a long-term U.S. economic slowdown, driven by demographic shifts and rising public debt. We also explore the Trump administration's new tariffs targeting major trade partners, potentially escalating global trade tensions. Plus, we discuss the Reserve Bank of Australia's cautious stance on interest rate cuts amid global uncertainties. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News. 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In today's episode, we delve into the Congressional Budget Office's alarming projections of a long-term U.S. economic slowdown, driven by demographic shifts and rising public debt. We also explore the Trump administration's new tariffs targeting major trade partners, potentially escalating global trade tensions. Plus, we discuss the Reserve Bank of Australia's cautious stance on interest rate cuts amid global uncertainties. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News.Sources:https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/highlights-of-cbos-march-2025-long-term-budget-outlook/https://www.nuveen.com/en-us/insights/investment-outlook/2025-2q-outlook-the-economy-and-marketshttps://economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-faces-population-decline-by-2033-record-high-debt-and-slower-growth-without-immigration-cbo-warns/articleshow/119625000.cmshttps://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/research/articles/250325-economic-outlook-u-s-q2-2025-losing-steam-amid-shifting-policies-13450076https://www.pgpf.org/article/long-term-budget-outlook-leaves-no-room-for-costly-legislation/https://www.crfb.org/papers/analysis-cbos-march-2025-long-term-budget-outlookhttps://www.marketplace.org/2025/03/27/what-can-the-latest-gdp-numbers-tell-us-about-where-the-economy-is-headed/https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61270https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61265https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60887https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61187https://economictimes.com/nri/latest-updates/us-faces-population-decline-by-2033-record-high-debt-and-slower-growth-without-immigration-cbo-warns/articleshow/119625000.cmshttps://www.ksby.com/us-news/without-immigration-us-suffers-population-decline-starting-in-2033-report-showshttps://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2025/03/27/CBO-Projects-Rising-Debt-Slower-Economic-Growthhttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-03-27/us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-the-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-and-declining-birth-rates-cbo-sayshttps://northamericancommunityhub.com/us-census-bureau-zero-immigration/https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/cbo-us-economic-growth-to-slow-in-next-30-years-fueled-by-debt-declining-birth-rateshttps://www.businessreport.com/article/why-us-economic-growth-is-expected-to-slow-over-the-next-30-yearshttps://budget.house.gov/press-release/chairman-arrington-statement-on-cbo-long-term-budget-outlookhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-economy-slowdown-30-years-debt-declining-birthrate-cbo-report/https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61270https://thecensusproject.org/2025/03/25/2025-media/https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61187https://www.instagram.com/nytimes/p/DHeVipExK9q/?api=%E6%B5%8E%E5%AE%81%E5%85%96%E5%B7%9E%E5%8C%BA%E6%89%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1%E9%A2%84%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%88v%E4%BF%A11646224%E7%9C%9F%E5%AE%9E%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%EF%BC%89-%E6%B5%8E%E5%AE%81%E5%85%96%E5%B7%9E%E5%8C%BA%E6%89%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%E5%A6%B9%E8%BF%87%E5%A4%9C%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1-%E6%B5%8E%E5%AE%81%E5%85%96%E5%B7%9E%E5%8C%BA%E6%89%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%E6%8C%89%E6%91%A9%E5%85%A8%E5%A5%97%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1-%E6%B5%8E%E5%AE%81%E5%85%96%E5%B7%9E%E5%8C%BA%E6%89%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%E6%8C%89%E6%91%A9%E5%85%A8%E5%A5%97%E8%BF%87%E5%A4%9C%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1-%E6%B5%8E%E5%AE%81%E5%85%96%E5%B7%9E%E5%8C%BA%E6%89%BE%E5%B0%8F%E5%A7%90%E5%AD%A6%E7%94%9F%E5%A6%B9%E4%B8%8A%E9%97%A8%E8%BF%87%E5%A4%9C%E5%85%A8%E5%A5%97%E7%89%B9%E6%AE%8A%E6%9C%8D%E5%8A%A1.oisahttps://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/03/no-april-fools-joke-april-2-tariff-actions-are-expectedhttps://www.schwab.com/learn/story/investors-guide-to-april-tariffshttps://taxnews.ey.com/news/2025-0767-us-president-trump-announces-25-percent-additional-tariff-on-imported-automobiles-and-automobile-partshttps://abcnews.go.com/Business/tariffs-april-2-prices-economy/story?id=120126876https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-autombile-parts-into-the-united-states/https

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