X account: President Trump’s tax, trade, and regulatory policies are clearing the way for companies to build, invest, and hire in America. We have added 72,000 manufacturing jobs so far this year, after losing more than 200,000 in Biden’s final two years. Blue-collar manufacturing workers are also…
X account @secscottbessent states that Trump administration policies are driving companies to build, invest, and hire in the United States; since the beginning of this year, manufacturing has added 72000 jobs, and manufacturing workers’ inflation-adjusted weekly earnings...
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President Trump’s tax, trade, and regulatory policies are clearing the way for companies to build, invest, and hire in America.
We have added 72,000 manufacturing jobs so far this year, after losing more than 200,000 in Biden’s final two years. Blue-collar manufacturing workers are also earning more: their weekly wages are up 3.5 percent after adjusting for inflation since President Trump took office.
Key points
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President Trump’s tax, trade, and regulatory policies are clearing the way for companies to build, invest, and hire in America.
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We have added 72,000 manufacturing jobs so far this year, after losing more than 200,000 in Biden’s final two years. Blue-collar manufacturing workers are also earning more: their weekly wages are up 3.5 percent after adjusting for inflation since President Trump took office.
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U.S. equities: If official data confirm manufacturing employment and real wage growth, expectations for the U.S. real economy and some industrial sectors may improve.
Why it matters to readers
Focus: U.S. equities. Observation period: medium term
Risks and unknowns
Do official U.S. manufacturing employment and real-wage statistics corroborate 72,000 jobs and 3.5%real weekly earnings growth?
Specific measures under relevant tax, trade, and regulatory policies, as well as corporate investment data
Contrary condition for the impact assessment on U.S. equities: Subsequent official employment or wage data do not support the relevant growth, or the policy impact is offset by other macroeconomic factors.