{"id":2440967,"date":"2025-05-30T12:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scores-a-double-economic-win-as-new-commerce-department-numbers-are-released\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:01:55","slug":"trump-scores-a-double-economic-win-as-new-commerce-department-numbers-are-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-scores-a-double-economic-win-as-new-commerce-department-numbers-are-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Scores a Double Economic Win as New Commerce Department Numbers Are Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-scores-a-double-economic-win-as-new-commerce-department-numbers-are-released%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2440967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report from the U.S. Commerce department indicates that inflation is slowing, marking a rise of just 2.1% in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-bidens-policies-to-produce-massive-inflation\/\" title=\"...s: Biden\u2019s policies to produce massive ...\">consumer prices<\/a> in April, down from 2.3% in March, which is the lowest rate since September.Core prices, excluding food and energy, increased by 2.5%,slightly lower than the previous month&#8217;s figure. Despite concerns that president Trump&#8217;s tariffs might eventually drive prices up, their immediate effect appears minimal, especially after certain tariffs were recently overturned in court. Income levels also saw a 0.8% increase, largely due to adjustments in Social Security benefits for specific groups. Furthermore, consumer spending rose modestly by 0.2% in April. The Federal Reserve remains cautious as it assesses inflation levels and potential impacts from tariffs, supporting a steady interest rate for now while keeping an eye on future economic conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A key U.S. inflation gauge slowed last month as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs have yet to noticeably push up prices, while American incomes jumped.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-05\/pi0425.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Commerce Department showed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-scott-argues-biden-spending-is-contributing-to-inflation\/\" title=\"Sen. Tim Scott Argues Biden Spending Is Contributing to ...\">consumer prices rose<\/a> just 2.1 percent in April compared with a year earlier, down from 2.3 percent in March and the lowest since September. Excluding the food and energy categories, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-inflation-adjusted-wages-continue-to-decline\/\" title=\"Americans\u2019 ...-Adjusted Wages Continue To Decline\">core prices<\/a> rose 2.5 percent from a year earlier, below the March figure of 2.7 percent. Economists track core prices because they typically provide a better read on where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-wolf-blitzer-hates-trump-inflation-news-much-chokes-just-trying-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a> is headed.<\/p>\n<p>The figures show inflation is still declining from its post-pandemic spike, which reached the highest level in four decades in July 2022. Economists and some business executives have warned that prices will likely head higher as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/appellate-court-rules-favor-trumps-tariffs-day-struck-lower-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s tariffs<\/a> take effect, though the timing and impact of those duties are now in doubt after they were struck down late Wednesday in court.<\/p>\n<p>On a monthly basis, overall prices and core prices both increased just 0.1 percent from March to April.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, incomes &mdash; before adjusting for inflation &mdash; rose a healthy 0.8 percent. Much of that gain reflected an increase in Social Security benefits for some retired teachers, fire fighters, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal workers<\/a> whose incomes previously weren&rsquo;t fully counted toward Social Security benefits.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve said at their most recent meeting on May 6 and 7 that inflation is still elevated, compared to their target of 2 percent. Fed officials, who focus more on core prices, broadly support keeping their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >key interest rate steady<\/a> while they evaluate the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trumps-tariffs-will-not-cause-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tariffs<\/a> on inflation and jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in April from March, the report said, but that&rsquo;s down from the big 0.7 percent rise in March.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Commerce Department&#8217;s report revealed that consumer prices rose by only 2.1 percent in April compared to the previous year, down from 2.3 percent in March and marking the lowest rate since September. Excluding food and energy, core prices increased by 2.5 percent year-over-year, lower than March&#8217;s 2.7 percent figure. Economists monitor core prices for a clearer indication of future inflation trends. These numbers indicate a continued decline in inflation from its post-pandemic peak of four decades reached in July 2022. Some economists and business leaders have cautioned that prices may rise as Trump&#8217;s tariffs are implemented; however, their timing and effects are uncertain following a recent court ruling against them on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On a monthly basis, both overall and core prices saw an increase of just 0.1 percent from March to April, while incomes (before adjusting for inflation) grew by a solid 0.8 percent-largely due to higher Social Security benefits for certain retired teachers, firefighters, and federal employees whose earnings were not fully counted before.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve noted at their latest meeting on May 6-7 that inflation remains above their target of 2 percent but supports maintaining current interest rates while assessing the tariffs&#8217; impact on inflation and employment levels. Consumer spending rose by only 0.2 percent in April compared to March-a decrease from the significant increase of 0.7 percent seen in March<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2440968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fee5b64f731b445c89bbfb6e5ce09f86-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51970,36446,51499,48423,3634],"class_list":["post-2440967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-commerce-department","tag-economic-growth","tag-economic-win","tag-policy-impact","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fee5b64f731b445c89bbfb6e5ce09f86-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440967"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440971,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440967\/revisions\/2440971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}