Austan D. Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, says consumer spending has helped the U.S. economy keep growing. Source: freep.com

Beijing won’t shout about it, but the American and Israeli attacks on Iran stand to benefit President Xi Jinping — by helping fend off the specter of deflation. The conflict may do some of the Chinese central bank’s work for it. Once a fairly uncontroversial prediction, interest-rate cuts look less of a sure thing. Source: […]

Revisions released to New Jersey’s labor market data show that the state added even fewer jobs in 2025 than previously thought. Source: northjersey.com

The venture capitalist’s proposal to eliminate income taxes for earners under $100,000 now has a powerful institutional ally—the most valuable AI company on the planet. Source: fortune.com

Also in the Forbes CFO newsletter: Wall Street and consumers want the war to end, SBA cuts proposed to help fund massive military spending hike. Source: forbes.com

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠Trade Representative Jamieson ⁠Greer said on Tuesday the U.S. economic relationship with China ‌is stable and ‌President Donald Trump will ⁠aim ⁠to keep it that way in a meeting next month with his Chinese counterpart. The United States is not looking for a … Source: usnews.com