President Trump used the threat of punitive tariffs – import taxes – to pry concessions out of those trading partners, including the investment pledges.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said after December’s meeting that they were “well positioned to wait to see how the economy evolves” before making any further moves.
The executive director of the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition assembled about 100 people at Winthrop Center to discuss the role that immigrants play in the state’s workforce.