From a new metric to determine how difficult it is to buy a home in your area to the effect of Trump’s tariffs on Southeast Asia, here are the most important economic stories of the day.
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It’s another busy week in the economy, with key data releases and a policy decision on Wednesday. Investors have been watching for signs that the US is slowing down amid the impact of President Trump’s trade policies.
Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rallied against the president’s megabill that would slash SNAP funding for the nation’s most vulnerable. Meanwhile, Nvidia beat Apple to become the world’s only company with a market value of more than $3 trillion.