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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

Axios, Wall Street reacts to Greenland tariff threats, Madison Mills, 1/20/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Wall Street Journal, Tech Slide Drags Nasdaq Composite to Worst Day in a Month, Heather Gillers, 1/14/2026
Also picked up in MSN

CNN, Wholesale inflation remained stubbornly higher in November, Alicia Wallace, 1/14/2026
Also picked up in Aol and Yahoo! Finance, among various other local media outlets

CNN International, Early Start with Rahel Solomon - Oil Prices Outlook and Supreme Court Tariff Ruling, Rahel Solomon, 1/14/2026

LinkedIn News, Retail sales jump despite shoppers' worries, Emma W. Thorne, 1/14/2026

Wall Street Journal, Pace of Inflation Held Steady in December; Consumer Prices Up 2.7% on Year, Harriet Torry, 1/13/2026
Also picked up in MSNYahoo! Finance

NBC News, Inflation ticked up in December as falling gas prices helped offset food and housing costs, Steve Kopack and Allie Canal, 1/13/2026
Also picked up in Aol

LinkedIn News, Inflation held steady to end 2025, Emma W. Thorne, 1/13/2026

CNN International, Connect the World, Becky Anderson, 1/13/2026

The Fiscal Times, Inflation Remains Stubbornly Above Fed’s Target, Michael Rainey, 1/13/2026
Also picked up in MSN

The Fiscal Times, Trump Touts His ‘Economic Boom,’ Lashes Out at Fed and Others, Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey, 1/13/2026

Bankrate, From AI bubble fears to the job market’s ‘Great Freeze’: Economists answer your biggest questions about 2026, Sarah Foster, 1/12/2026
Also picked up in MSN and various local media outlets

Supply Chain Dive, Productivity speeds up to fastest clip in two years: BLS, Jim Tyson, 1/12/2026

Yahoo! Finance, Investors are at the top in this 'capital K' economy: Strategist, Julie Hyman, 1/12/2026

Yahoo! Finance, Economist's jobs data takeaway: 'Growth is decoupling from hiring', Julie Hyman, 1/9/2026

Yahoo! Finance, US economy adds 50,000 jobs in December, Julie Hyman, 1/9/2026

Yahoo! Finance, Could US productivity fuel economic gains despite slower hiring?, Julie Hyman, 1/9/2026

Yahoo! Finance, The ways Trump, Fed can tackle the affordability crisis, Julie Hyman, 1/9/2026

Yahoo! Finance, How did US productivity rise in Q3 amid employment pressures?, Julie Hyman, 1/9/2026

Yahoo! Finance, Productivity can be another name for a rough job market, Hamza Shaban, 1/9/2026
Also picked up in Aol, The Wealth Advisor

The New York Times, Hiring Continues at Modest Pace, but Weaknesses Are Evident, Talmon Joseph Smith, 1/9/2026

The Washington Post, Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, capping off slow 2025, Laura Kaori Gurley, 1/9/2026
Also picked up in MSN

LinkedIn News, US notches weakest annual payroll growth in years, Emma W. Thorne, 1/9/2026

Axios, Trump wants to buy $200B in mortgage bonds to lower housing costs, Jeffrey Cane and Madison Mills, 1/8/2026
Similar coverage appeared in AwazLive

Axios, A new investor playbook for the Trump economy, Madison Mills, 1/8/2026
Similar coverage appeared in AlterNet

Financial Times, US trade deficit slides to lowest level since 2009 in October, Zehra Munir, 1/8/2026

CFO Dive, Productivity speeds up to fastest clip in two years: BLS, Jim Tyson, 1/8/2026
Also picked up in Yahoo! Finance

The Financial Analyst, Trump’s Market-Shaking Proposals Spark Uncertainty Ahead of Midterms, Emily Chen, 1/8/2026

Forbes, December’s Jobs Report May Expose A Labor Market Built For Fewer Workers, Jasmine Browley, 1/7/2026

LinkedIn News, Private payroll growth masks white-collar losses, John Tomase, 1/7/2026

Schwab Network, Brusuelas: Private Payrolls 'Underwhelming,' FOMC Little Appetite to Cut Rates, Diane King Hall, 1/7/2026

LinkedIn News, The numbers to watch this week, Emma W. Thorne, 1/5/2026

CNBC, After a bruising 2025, the Fed faces another slew of challenges in the year ahead, Jeff Cox, 1/3/2026
Also picked up in MSN

Fortune, Happy New Year! There’s now less than a month until the next potential government shutdown, Eleanor Pringle, 1/2/2026
Also picked up in Aol, Yahoo!

Business Insider, The K-shaped economy of the rich doing fine and everyone else struggling is back — and it could mean a rocky 2026, Juliana Kaplan and Madison Hoff, 1/2/2026
Also picked up in Aol, MSN, Yahoo! Finance

2025 economic media