On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner assessed President Trump’s promise to Make America Great Again. In a series of charts, he shed light on the state of economic growth (sub-3% and slowing), jobs in the manufacturing sector (little changed), federal deficit (exploding) and stock market performance (average). In his State of the Union address […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts summarizing the various challenges to economic growth that have emerged that are poised to test Trump heading into the 2020 elections. Whether it’s the government shutdown, the volatile stock market or the trade war (or other factors), worrisome economic signs are beginning to emerge. For starters, […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that the only crisis at the border is humanitarian in nature – one that won’t be fixed by funding for Trump’s wall. From the day he announced his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has been railing about Mexican immigration. Our southern border is too porous, he […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner addressed the recent stock market correction with charts showing that global growth concerns are largely to blame. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates yesterday and the stock market promptly crumbled, putting the Standard & Poor’s index on track for its worst December since the Great Depression. What is […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that President Trump has failed to achieve two of his principal economic goals – shrinking the US trade deficit and revitalizing the manufacturing sector. As Donald Trump’s presidency approaches the two year mark, new data issued last week shows that he has made little progress […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner provided some context surrounding General Motors decision to lay off workers – contrary to what Trump would have you believe, trade isn’t the primary culprit. President Trump would like the American public to believe that the recent layoffs by General Motors were driven principally by foreign import competition, […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner revisited his charts showing what little relationship a strong economy has with the president’s party’s ability to retain seats in the House of Representatives. Shortly before the election, we reviewed charts on Morning Joe that argued that the incumbent president’s approval rating has historically been a better predictor […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing how a strong economy is not a key determinant for whether the president’s party historically retains control of Congress in the midterm elections. As the mid-terms grow near, will the economy prove to be the tailwind that Republicans hope? Or will President Trump’s low approval […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed the implications of rising interest rates on would-be homeowners, the stock market, and federal borrowing. Interest rates are on the rise, causing pain for Americans seeking mortgages and contributing significantly to the recent swoon in the stock market. Over the past year, the average rate on new […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts debunking Trump’s false claims about the labor market. President Trump asserted in a video Saturday that wages have started to go up “for the first time in many years.” The notion that the state of America’s workers has improved meaningfully during the Trump administration is simply […]
