Peter Morici

Washington’s debt addiction leaves Federal Reserve with no good choices

Congress established the Federal Reserve to manage our money with near-parental authority, and it's high time for the institution to exercise that authority.

October 21, 2025

Judging Trump’s economy: Let voters decide in 2026 midterm elections

President Trump and congressional Democrats are sending similar messages about the economy.

October 14, 2025

Trump’s economy teeters between revival and recession

President Trump faces an economy on tenterhooks, with both inflation and unemployment worsening.

October 7, 2025

$100,000 for a H-1B visa might be more reasonable than you think

President Trump is radically altering the nation's employment-based immigration system by imposing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas and creating a $1 million "Trump Gold Card" for other visas.

September 30, 2025

Dismal jobs reports may be the new normal

Most observers were shocked by the anemic August jobs report, but it may be the new normal.

September 23, 2025

Powell’s Fed trapped between Trump’s interest rate demands and inflation reality

Federal Reserve policymakers are in a tough spot as they meet this week.

September 16, 2025

Moderate Democrats face tough challenges rebranding the party

If Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York, he will put the city at loggerheads with the abundance movement.

September 9, 2025

More apprenticeships, smarter immigration policy would boost Trump economic plan

President Trump has radically altered federal policy for promoting economic growth.

September 2, 2025

Trump’s tariffs won’t push the economy over a cliff

The U.S. economy is enduring a challenging year but isn't going over a cliff.

August 26, 2025

Republicans should not cheer New York’s turn to socialist Mamdani

Republicans would be wrong to celebrate the rise of Zohran Mamdani, a socialist and likely next mayor of New York City, as a gift to campaign against.

August 19, 2025

Powell shouldn’t yield to Trump’s bullying

Federal Reserve Chair Powell shouldn't yield to President Trump's bullying to lower interest rates.

August 12, 2025

Living with Trump’s tariffs

President Trump has announced new trade deals with Japan and the European Union, and along with others now in place, it looks like tariffs will stay about where they are.

August 5, 2025

America better off if Trump allows Powell to serve out his term

Attempting to remove or drive Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell from office before his term is up in May is bad for the country and doesn't serve President Trump's economic goals.

July 29, 2025

Instead of inflation, Trump’s tariffs could deliver deflation

The terrible inflation economists predicted from President Trump's tariffs hasn't materialized, at least not so far.

July 22, 2025

Powell really can’t deliver what Trump needs

The Trump 2.0 economy is proving resilient but hardly remarkable. Until President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect, his policies aren't helpful.

July 15, 2025

State of American exceptionalism under Trump 2.0

When President Trump's post-election stock market rally nearly turned into a bear market, financial commentators speculated about the demise of American exceptionalism.

July 8, 2025

Stop funding China: How stiffer tariffs can protect American jobs and national security

Tariffs can reduce trade deficits, help lower other taxes, boost manufacturing and leverage trading partners to lower import barriers.

July 1, 2025

Investors shouldn’t bet against America

The early months of President Trump's second term have tested investors' nerves.

June 24, 2025

Trump’s trade war won’t deliver as advertised

President Trump's trade war won't make America great again.

June 17, 2025

Powell should laser-focus on inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell is in a tough spot on inflation and unemployment.

June 10, 2025