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Recent media appearances by our economics team

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Kimberly Bartok, Enterprise Public Relations Leader, kim.bartok@rsmus.com, 212.372.1239
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Joe Brusuelas and the RSM economics team are frequently asked to speak with reporters or provide commentary on the outlook for the middle market economy, including how proposed or recently enacted policy changes will affect middle market businesses. 

Read some of the team's recent media conversations below.  See our full media archives for more.

2026 economic media

Bloomberg, US Stocks Waver as Oil Prices Edge Lower; Chips Stocks Mixed, Felice Maranz, 5/18/2026
Also picked up in Financial Post

Yahoo! Finance, 'This is borderline mania': Wall Street sees bubble-like euphoria in AI-fueled semiconductor rally, Ines Ferré, 5/17/2026

Fortune, Wall Street is keeping a close eye on Kevin Warsh at the Fed. These are the red (and green) flags they’re watching for, Eleanor Pringle, 5/17/2026
Also picked up in MSN, Yahoo! Finance

Fortune, Dominoes are steadily falling in the path of the rate cuts Trump wants to see from Kevin Warsh, Eleanor Pringle, 5/15/2026

The Motley Fool, Wall Street Bids Adieu to Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Ushers in an Era of Historic FOMC Division, Sean Williams, 5/15/2025

CNN Business, Good luck, Kevin Warsh! You’re going to need it, Allison Morrow, 5/15/2026
Also picked up in MSN, Yahoo! Finance

Reuters, Long bond blues? The US has a short-end problem too, Jamie McGeever, 5/14/2026

Schwab Network, Hot April 2026 PPI Print a Wake Up Call for Investors Dismissing Inflation?, Diane King Hall, 5/13/2026

TheStreet, Hot inflation report throws cold water on Fed rate cuts, Mary Hellen Gillespie, 5/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo! Finance

The Wall Street Journal, Inflation Soared to 3.8% in April, Driven by Gasoline Prices, Chao Deng, 5/12/2026

The New York Times, Live Updates: Inflation Accelerates After Weeks of War in Iran, Talmon Joseph Smith, 5/12/2026

The Washington Post, Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years, Andrew Ackerman and Federica Cocco, 5/12/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Reuters, US annual consumer inflation accelerates amid broad increase in prices, Lucia Mutikani, 5/12/2026
Also picked up in MSN

CNN Business, The Iran war could have a surprising silver lining for the global economy, David Goldman, 5/12/2026

CNN Business, US inflation rose to 3.8% in April, eroding Americans’ paychecks, Alicia Wallace, 5/12/2026

Yahoo! Finance, Middle-class Americans' living standards 'in decline at this point' as inflation outpaces wage gains, Emma Ockerman and Ben Werschkul, 5/12/2026

Yahoo! Finance, 'Negative wages have set in' for Americans, economist explains, Julie Hyman, 5/12/2026
Also picked up in Aol

Yahoo! Finance, Inflation's old ceiling is starting to look like a floor — why that's a problem for paychecks, Jared Blikre, 5/12/2026
Also picked up in Aol

Yahoo! Finance, Hot CPI report likely to put Fed on guard for longer-lasting inflation. Meanwhile, rate hike odds are rising., Jennifer Schonberger, 5/12/2026
Also picked up in Aol

The Hill, Trump economic backlash rises with Iran, Sylvan Lane, 5/11/2026

The Hill, Trump odds of voter revolt over economy hinge on Iran war impact, Sylvan Lane, 5/11/2026

Barron’s, No, it’s not time to worry about stagflation—yet, Joseph Brusuelas, 5/11/2026
Also picked up in Mint, MSN

Marketplace, Economists expect April CPI report to show inflation on the rise, Mitchell Hartman, 5/11/2026

Squawk Box Europe CNBC, The Achilles’ heel of financial markets is geopolitical risk, says economist, Staff, 5/11/2026

Fortune, ‘Americans are literally getting squeezed’: A top economist on why your wages are disappearing while the rich keep booking vacations, Eva Roytburg, 5/10/2026
Also picked up in MSNYahoo! Finance

Reuters, US job growth likely slowed in April as boost from temporary factors fades, Lucia Mutikani, 5/8/2026
Also picked up in MarketScreener

The Washington Post, U.S. economy adds 115,000 jobs, a strong gain for an uncertain labor market, Lauren Kaori Gurley, 5/8/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Fortune, The job market is healing for everyone—except in the office, Eva Roytburg, 5/8/2026

CNN Business, April hiring beat expectations, but economists warn the labor market is ‘frozen’, Alicia Wallace, 5/8/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

CNN International, The Brief With Jim Sciutto, Jim Sciutto, 5/8/2026

TheStreet, Iran war threatens fragile job market, Damilola Esebame, 5/8/2026
Also picked up in Aol

LinkedIn News, US adds 115K jobs in April, handily beating estimates, Emma W. Thorne, 5/8/2026

CNN Business, What to expect in Friday’s jobs report, Alicia Wallace, 5/7/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

CNN Business, ‘I am trying to stay alive.’ Jobs at mom-and-pop shops are disappearing, Matt Egan, 5/7/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

ABC Money UK, Cognitive Dissonance in the Markets: Why Economists Are Terrified of the Wall Street Disconnect, Staff, 5/7/2026

International Business Times, Iran War Causing Biggest Decline Of Oil Demand In History Outside The Pandemic, S&P Says, Demian Bio, 5/5/2026

International Business Times, U.S. Economy Could Face Demand Destruction Over Continued Economic Impact Of Iran War, Matias Civitas, 5/4/2026

Benzinga, Gas Hits $4.43, Surges 61% Since December As Strait Of Hormuz Uncertainty Drives Fuel Prices Higher, Mohd Haider, 5/3/2026
Also picked up in MSN

The Wall Street Journal, Emerging-Market Stocks Are Powering Past the War, Jared Mitovich, 5/2/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Benzinga, California's $6 Gas: Is The Rate-Cut Story Dead?, Chris Katje, 5/1/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

2025 economic media