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WSJ - Economists see Trump's plans as more inflationary by a large margin

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"Of the 50 economists who responded to the survey’s question on inflation, 68% said prices would rise faster under Trump than under Harris......

....The Journal’s survey asked economists how Trump’s proposed broad-based tariffs would affect domestic manufacturing employment within three to five years, relative to a scenario with no such policy. Of the 44 economists who responded, 59% said employment would be lower, while only 16% said it would be higher. The remainder said employment would be the same......

...A likely consequence of higher deficits and inflation is higher interest rates. The Journal’s survey showed 61% of economists saw rates being higher under a hypothetical President Trump than under Harris.


...65% of economists see Trump’s proposed policies putting more upward pressure on the federal deficit"


 
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