On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner corrected Trump’s latest claims on his economic achievements which involved inflated household income gains during his tenure. Taking a break from railing against “witch hunts,” President Trump proclaimed the other day that during his time as president, the income of the average American “rose $5,000, not including $2,000 […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner documented the meteoric rise of Trump’s dishonesty with the public on a wide range of topics including his most recent favorite, the Ukraine whistleblower. President Trump marked his 1,000th day in office this week while his total lies during that time now exceeds 13,435 – an average of […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing evidence that the recession in the manufacturing sector has begun to spread into the broader economy. New economic data released this week provides fresh evidence of a slowing economy, particularly – but not exclusively – in the manufacturing sector. That should create fresh concerns among […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts explaining the troubling decline of Americans enrolled for health care coverage. As in past Democratic debates, health care was center stage in Houston last night – coincidentally, three days after troubling new data on coverage was released. After falling dramatically following passage of the Affordable Care […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts explaining how the escalating trade war has taken a toll on the manufacturing sector and continues to weigh heavily on investment spending. Following disappointing new economic data and the imposition of still more tariffs on China over the weekend, the stock marked wobbled on Tuesday, leaving […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing the accelerating toll that Trump’s trade war has taken on US exporters, consumers, and the stock market. The stock market cratered Monday; major indices plunged by 3% and more than $700 billion of value was lost. Full credit for that debacle goes to President Trump for […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing how the latest budget agreement has once again thrown all fiscal decency out the window. The White House and Congressional Democrats just passed a new budget deal to avoid a looming government shutdown – but at the cost of more federal spending as trillion dollar deficits […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing how Q2 fundraising totals for the 2020 presidential elections separated the crowded field into big winners and many laggards. The second quarter fundraising totals are now in and perhaps not surprisingly, they mostly mirror the Democratic hopefuls’ standing in the public opinion polls. And they […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe yesterday, Steven Rattner presented charts documenting that while polls show a positive net approval of Trump’s handling of the economy, many Americans continue to be left behind. His analysis and charts appear below and are also posted on The New York Times Opinion page. A major new poll released Sunday showed that […]
At the 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival, Steve Rattner presented charts assessing the question of whether the economy is performing as well as it appears on the surface.
